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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
approached
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
awning
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
Bernier
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
cab
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
called
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
care
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
concierges
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
confined
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
Darzac
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
directed
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
donjon
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
door
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
eyes
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
floor
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
followed
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
formerly
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
four
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
front
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
gendarmes
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
gloved
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
ground
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
Grove
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
Heart
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
horse
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
large
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
learned
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
led
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
Madame
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
marquise
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
modern
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
Monsieur
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
Oak
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
off
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
pacing
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
perceived
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
prison
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
professor
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
projecting
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
protected
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
reached
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
resigned
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
Robert
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From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
Rouletabille
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
saw
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From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
servant
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From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
served
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
solely
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
soon
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From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
Sorbonne
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From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monsieur Robert Darzac led us into the modern part of the château by a large door, protected by a projecting awning—a “marquise” as it is called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I followed his look and perceived that it was directed solely towards the gloved hands of the Sorbonne professor.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the Heart of the Oak Grove We reached the château, and, as we approached it, saw four gendarmes pacing in front of a little door in the ground floor of the donjon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We soon learned that in this ground floor, which had formerly served as a prison, Monsieur and Madame Bernier, the concierges, were confined.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Rouletabille who had resigned the horse and the cab to the care of a servant, never took his eyes off Monsieur Darzac.
