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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 VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
abbe
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
accompanied
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
altar
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
banknotes
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
breakfasted
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
certificate
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
certificates
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
child
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
day
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
down
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From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
dreams
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
EASILY
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
following
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
force
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
godfather
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
home
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
kept
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
leaving
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
library
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From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
made
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
man
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
mark
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
mass
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
noticed
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
old
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
opened
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
outline
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
pages
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
Pandects
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From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
placed
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
said
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
saying
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
see
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
showed
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
sign
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
some
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
STOLEN
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
surprise
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From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
two
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
up
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From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
Ursula
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
utterance
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
VERY
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
voice
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From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
volume
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From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
volumes
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
wait
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From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
want
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From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursula and the abbe went up to the library and took down the third volume of the Pandects.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the old man opened it he noticed, not without surprise, a mark left by some enclosure upon the pages, which still kept the outline of the certificate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VERY EASILY STOLEN The following day, as the abbe was leaving the altar after saying mass, a thought struck him with such force that it seemed to him the utterance of a voice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He made a sign to Ursula to wait for him, and accompanied her home without having breakfasted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My child,” he said, “I want to see the two volumes your godfather showed you in your dreams--where he said that he placed those certificates and banknotes.”
