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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 His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
all
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
Antoine
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
Barre
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
brothers
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
came
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
camped
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
complained
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
creme
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
crowd
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
de
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
declared
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
dying
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
eat
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
eventually
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From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
fault
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
fell
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
Francois
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
go
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
greeted
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From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
hill
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
home
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
hunger
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
jeers
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From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
jesting
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
la
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
late
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
lunch
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
made
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
Marie
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
necessary
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
night
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
noon
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
notion
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
pilgrims
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
proud
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
put
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From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
ready
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
Rue
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
said
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
saying
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
stupidly
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
tasting
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
ten
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
there
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
Thomas
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
thousand
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From this reading Quite ten thousand pilgrims must have camped there last night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
up
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
very
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
wait
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From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
wasn't
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From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
way
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From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Thomas eventually put in an appearance he was greeted with jeers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His brothers Francois and Antoine complained in a jesting way, saying that they were dying of hunger, while for her part Marie, who had made a _creme_, and was very proud of it, declared that they would eat it all, and that those who came late would have to go without tasting it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At noon when lunch was ready, they found it necessary to wait for Thomas, who had not yet come home.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But it wasn't my fault," said he; "I stupidly came up the hill by way of the Rue de la Barre, and you can have no notion what a crowd I fell upon.
