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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 He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
able
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
accompanied
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
address
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
all
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
appellation
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
awakening
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
boy
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
buried
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From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
Catholine
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
Cesar
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
continually
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
countless
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
d'Eperlan
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
day
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
Donet
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
door
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
ended
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
evening
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
father
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
felt
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
following
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From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
forget
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
girl
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
go
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
Hautot
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
home
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
how
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
just
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
kept
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
lisping
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
living
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
much
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
night
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
number
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
obey
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
opened
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From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
possessed
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
prayer
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
repair
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
repeats
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
resided
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
return
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
Rouen
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
Rue
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
sad
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
scarcely
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
second
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
see
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
slept
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From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He scarcely slept at all on the following night, and he felt so sad on awakening that he asked himself how he could go on living.
spent
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
stop
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
story
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
Sunday
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From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
times
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
Tuesday
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From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the following Tuesday that they buried him, the shooting opened on Sunday.
weeping
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From this reading On his return home, after having accompanied his father to the cemetery, Cesar Hautot spent the rest of the day weeping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
whisper
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From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
wish
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From this reading However, he kept thinking until evening that, in order to obey the last wish of his father, he ought to repair to Rouen next day, and see this girl Catholine Donet, who resided in the Rue d'Eperlan in the third story, second door.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had repeated to himself in a whisper, just as a little boy repeats a prayer, this name and address, a countless number of times, so that he might not forget them, and he ended by lisping them continually, without being able to stop or to think of what it was, so much were his tongue and his mind possessed by the appellation.
