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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 The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
all
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
arms
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
BARTHOLOMEW'S
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.
deceive
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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
dominated
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
door
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
family
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
feelings
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
fell
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
joy
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
Lebrenn
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
Louis
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
members
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
NIGHT
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From this reading BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
opened
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
other
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
presentiment
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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
Rennepont
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return
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
ST
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From this reading ST.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
Theresa
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From this reading The door opened and Theresa fell into the arms of Louis Rennepont.
thoughts
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From this reading The joy of the Lebrenn family over the return of one of its members from a distant journey dominated at first all other feelings and thoughts.
wife
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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.
young
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From this reading The presentiment of the young wife did not deceive her.