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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 First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
Abbe
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
affection
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
aloud
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From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
arms
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
bronzed
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
clothes
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
criminal
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
darned
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
deep-cut
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
doubtless
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
erect
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
eyes
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
faces
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
family
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
father
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From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
Florentine
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
Gabriel
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
garments
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
glazed
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
grandfather
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
grandmother
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
group
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
handkerchiefs
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From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
kneeling
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
leaned
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
lightly
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
like
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
medal
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
mother
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From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
mourning
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
old
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
pavement
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
persons
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
recognized
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
rector
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
reddened
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
rigid
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
seamed
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
septuagenarians
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
show
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
sobbed
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From this reading Next, the father and the mother, their faces in their handkerchiefs, sobbed aloud.
sobs
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
statues
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
sticks
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
stoically
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From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
tapped
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
Tascheron
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From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
trembled
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
wall
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
weep
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From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These persons, stoically erect like statues, in their old darned clothes, were doubtless the grandfather and the grandmother of the criminal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their glazed and reddened eyes seemed to weep blood, their arms trembled so that the sticks on which they leaned tapped lightly on the pavement.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here the rector was interrupted by sobs from the kneeling group in mourning garments, whom the Abbe Gabriel recognized, by this show of affection, as the Tascheron family, although he did not know them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
wrinkles
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From this reading First among them was an old couple (septuagenarians) standing by the wall, their faces seamed with deep-cut, rigid wrinkles, and bronzed like a Florentine medal.
