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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
accordance
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
anxiety
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
best
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
bring
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
brutes
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
came
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
Camille
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From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
closed
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
day
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
death
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From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
definitely
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
defunct
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
dismissed
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
doing
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
door
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
doubt
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
elsewhere
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
evenings
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
fear
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
former
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
gaiety
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
go
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
Grivet
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
guests
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
habits
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
hopes
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
house
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
idea
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
instinct
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
Laurent
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
marriage
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
Michaud
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
mourning
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
obstinacy
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
old
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
peril
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From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
said
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
shop
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From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
soon
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
then
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
Thursday
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
Thérèse
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
trembling
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
Vernon
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
wedding
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From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
week
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From this reading The guests came, in fear, into this house of mourning; each week they were trembling with anxiety, lest they should be definitely dismissed.
weep
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These evenings were in great peril at the time of the death of Camille.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
widow
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In accordance with the hopes of old Michaud, when doing his best to bring about the marriage of Thérèse and Laurent, the Thursday evenings resumed their former gaiety, as soon as the wedding was over.
woman
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
young
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From this reading They said to themselves that the old woman and young widow would one day go and weep over the defunct at Vernon or elsewhere, and then, on Thursday nights, they would not know what to do.
