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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 Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am ready for everything."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
asleep
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
awoke
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
bishopess
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
close
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
coming
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
drawn
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
ergastula
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I am ready for everything."
execution
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
fallen
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am ready for everything."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am ready for everything."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
iron
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
knees
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
Odille
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
place
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
possible
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
prisoners
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
railing
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
ready
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From this reading I am ready for everything."
RESCUE
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From this reading THE RESCUE.
Ronan
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
saying
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying: