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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 Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
addressed
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
also
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
Blanche
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
brave
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From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
break
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From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
carefully
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
children
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From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
contemplating
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
Courage
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Dagobert
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
father
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
folded
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
hand
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
hoped
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
journal
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
lasted
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From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
leaves
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
minutes
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From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
moments
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
orphans
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
pensive
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
plunged
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
pocket
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
put
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
reading
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
reverie
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
sad
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
see
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
separated
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
several
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From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
silent
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
soldier
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From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
some
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
son
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
soon
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
Taking
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
thus
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From this reading Taking the leaves from the hand of Blanche, he folded them carefully, put them into his pocket, and thus addressed the orphans:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The soldier was the first to break the silence, which had lasted for several minutes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
wife
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From this reading Dagobert, also plunged in a reverie, thought of his wife and son, from whom he had been so long separated, and hoped soon to see again.
yellowed
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From this reading The orphans, after reading the journal of their father, remained for some moments silent, sad, and pensive, contemplating the leaves yellowed by time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Courage, my children! you see what a brave father you have.
