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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 Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOYSIK AND RONAN.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The child seemed a stranger to what happened around her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
away
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
bacchic
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
banquet
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
child
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From this reading The child seemed a stranger to what happened around her.
clearing
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
close
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
companions
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
conversation
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From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
dance
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
gave
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
gayety
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
giddy
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
give
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
happened
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From this reading The child seemed a stranger to what happened around her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
hermit-laborer
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From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
indulge
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
listened
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From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
loose
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
LOYSIK
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From this reading LOYSIK AND RONAN.
nearby
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
Odille
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From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
paternal
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From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
place
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
protection
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From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
ran
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
recent
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
repast
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
RONAN
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From this reading LOYSIK AND RONAN.
Seated
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From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
shield
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From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
signal
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
songs
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
stranger
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From this reading The child seemed a stranger to what happened around her.
sward
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
tumultuously
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From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
Vagres
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From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The child seemed a stranger to what happened around her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at the close of the repast Ronan gave his companions the signal for the songs and dance, they ran away tumultuously from the place of the recent banquet to give a loose to their bacchic gayety and indulge in a giddy dance on the sward of another and nearby clearing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated beside little Odille, he seemed to shield her with a paternal protection.
Wrapped
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From this reading Wrapped in silence the hermit-laborer had listened to the conversation of the Vagres.
