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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 Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
All
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From this reading All the gossips in the arcade were moved to pity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
appeared
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From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
Arcade
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
articles
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
calm
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
caps
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
closed
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
damper
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From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
darker
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From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
days
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
dirty
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
display
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
dust
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
face
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
gossips
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From this reading All the gossips in the arcade were moved to pity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
hanging
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
house
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
immobility
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
iron
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
linen
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
more
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
mourning
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
moved
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From this reading All the gossips in the arcade were moved to pity.
Neuf
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
olive
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
opened
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From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
pallidness
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
pity
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From this reading All the gossips in the arcade were moved to pity.
Pont
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
presented
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
rods
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
rusty
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
sallow
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
scattered
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
sevens
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
shop
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
shop-front
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
sinister
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
sixes
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
three
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From this reading The shop in the Arcade of the Pont Neuf remained closed for three days.
Thérèse
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From this reading Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Thérèse presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
turned
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
various
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
wearing
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it opened again, it appeared darker and damper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
windows
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
yellow
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From this reading The shop-front display, which the dust had turned yellow, seemed to be wearing the mourning of the house; the various articles were scattered at sixes and sevens in the dirty windows.
