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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 Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
anticipation
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
arrival
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
assist
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
awakening
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
awoke
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
bed
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
bidding
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
bridal
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
defend
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
dress
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
drowned
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
eyes
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
farewell
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
few
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
garret
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
giving
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
hearts
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
joy
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
Laurent
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
longer
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
man
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
measured
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
minutes
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
mutually
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
night
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
position
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
profound
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
respective
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
rooms
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
rose
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
said
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
sat
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
sleep
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From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
slowly
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
smile
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
strange
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From this reading Thérèse looked around her, giving a strange smile as she measured her great bed with her eyes.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
Suzanne
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
terror
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
Thérèse
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From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
toilet
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From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
up
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
vile
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From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Laurent, on awakening, sat up in bed, and remained in that position for a few minutes, bidding farewell to his garret, which struck him as vile.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She rose and began to slowly dress herself, in anticipation of the arrival of Suzanne, who was to come and assist her with her bridal toilet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning, Laurent and Thérèse, awoke in their respective rooms, with the same feeling of profound joy in their hearts: both said to themselves that their last night of terror had passed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would no longer have to sleep alone, and they would mutually defend themselves against the drowned man.
