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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 It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
adventurers
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
all
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
ambushes
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides, the appearance of the caravan was formidable.
apprehended
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
Barrière
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
battle
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
beat
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the appearance of the caravan was formidable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
caravan
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From this reading Besides, the appearance of the caravan was formidable.
dark
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
day
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
Denis
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
eve
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
eyes
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
felt
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Besides, the appearance of the caravan was formidable.
four
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
gaiety
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
going
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
heart
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
influence
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
laughed
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
like
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
loosened
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
lose
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
o'clock
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
obscurity
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
Paris
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
perhaps
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From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
rays
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
revived
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
side
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
silent
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
spite
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
St
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
submitted
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From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
sun
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like the eve of a battle; the heart beat, the eyes laughed, and they felt that the life they were perhaps going to lose, was, after all, a good thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
tongues
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From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
two
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From this reading THE JOURNEY At two o’clock in the morning, our four adventurers left Paris by the Barrière St. Denis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As long as it was dark they remained silent; in spite of themselves they submitted to the influence of the obscurity, and apprehended ambushes on every side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first rays of day their tongues were loosened; with the sun gaiety revived.
