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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 At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
alighted
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From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
all
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
amiable
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
Anges
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
awakening
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
back
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
bidding
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From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
build
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
calling
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
came
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
carriage
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
child
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
Claire
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
corner
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
Couteau
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From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
de
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
des
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
doors
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
embraced
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
entry
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
evening
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
exclamations
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
eyes
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
farewell
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From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
five
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
full
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
Hyacinthe
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
Jonquiere
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
ladies
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
large
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
laughter
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
leave
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
Madame
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
mystery
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
o'clock
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
once
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
opening
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
parcel
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
particularly
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
partition
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
passing
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
people
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
Poitiers
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
porters
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
previous
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
resounding
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
rising
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
scrambling
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
seen
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
showed
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
silent
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
Sister
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
slight
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
Sophie
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From this reading Little Sophie Couteau alighted here, and was bidding everybody farewell.
station
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
sun
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
Then
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From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
there
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
together
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From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then the child came back again, took her little parcel, and showed herself particularly amiable towards Sister Hyacinthe and Madame de Jonquiere.
vanished
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From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
whole
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From this reading They were at Poitiers, and at once the whole carriage was on foot, amidst a chorus of laughter and exclamations.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She embraced all the ladies, even passing over the partition to take leave of Sister Claire des Anges, whom nobody had seen since the previous evening, for, silent and slight of build, with eyes full of mystery, she had vanished into her corner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, at five o’clock, whilst the sun was rising, there was a sudden awakening, a resounding entry into a large station, with porters calling, doors opening, and people scrambling together.
