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admitted
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
altogether
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
any
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
archaic
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
architect
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
aspect
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
avoid
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
away
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
beheld
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
brand-new
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
broad
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
bursting
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
Byzantine
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
child's
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
church
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
circular
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
conquer
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From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
corn-market
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
crushed
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
cupola
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
daylight
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
death
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From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
displeased
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
doors
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
emotion
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
fettered
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
glaring
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
glazed
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
hastened
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
head
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
kissed
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
lacked
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
light
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
like
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
low
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
meditation
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
more
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
mother
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
mystery
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
obliged
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
Overcome
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
Pierre
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
pillars
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
religious
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
rockbound
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
Rosary
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From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
site
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
some
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From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
sorrowing
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
square
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
straight
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From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
style
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
suggested
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
supported
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From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
tears
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
then
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From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Overcome by emotion, Pierre kissed the child's fair head, and then hastened away to avoid bursting into tears like the sorrowing mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he went straight to the Rosary, as though he were determined to conquer death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had already beheld the Rosary in broad daylight, and had been displeased by the aspect of this church, which the architect, fettered by the rockbound site, had been obliged to make circular and low, so that it seemed crushed beneath its great cupola, which square pillars supported.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, with the glaring light admitted by the cupola and the broad glazed doors it was more like some brand-new corn-market.
worst
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From this reading The worst was that, despite its archaic Byzantine style, it altogether lacked any religious appearance, and suggested neither mystery nor meditation.
