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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 I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
act
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
all
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
Barbizon
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
causewayed
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
clothes
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
companions
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
day
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
departure
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
dining-room
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
expected
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From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
fell
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
find
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
floor
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
forest
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
gone
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
hour
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
idlers
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
indeed
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
inn
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
lay
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
man
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
marked
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
more
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
o'clock
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
old
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
painting
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
plain
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
portmanteau
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
September
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
skies
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
solitary
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
Stennis
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From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
street
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
strolling
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
town
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From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
two
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From this reading I fell from the skies on Barbizon about two o'clock of a September afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the more pleased to find one of my old companions in the dining-room; his town clothes marked him for a man in the act of departure; and indeed his portmanteau lay beside him on the floor.
Why
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From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
winding
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
won't
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From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
workers
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From this reading It is the dead hour of the day; all the workers have gone painting, all the idlers strolling, in the forest or the plain; the winding causewayed street is solitary, and the inn deserted.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won't find me here long,” he replied.
you're
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From this reading “Why, Stennis,” I cried, “you're the last man I expected to find here.”
