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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 At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
afraid
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
aimlessly
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almost
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From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
arms
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
bones
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
bore
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From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
came
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
cholera
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
city
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closely
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
coffin
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
corner
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From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
crack
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
day
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
deceased
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
door
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
doubled
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
faces
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
few
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
funeral
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From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
group
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
houses
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
inhabitants
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
knew
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
legs
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
man
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
men
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
met
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From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
Once
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
own
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
packing
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
place
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
plague
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From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
procession
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From this reading At almost every corner I met a funeral procession.
ravages
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From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
revolting
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
seeing
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
shoulders
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
shut
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
small
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
squeezed
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
There
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
together
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
too
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
truly
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
up
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From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
very
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
wandered
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something truly revolting in the way they doubled up the arms and legs and squeezed in the shoulders of the deceased man—one could hear the bones crack.
way
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From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
wealthier
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From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once I came upon a group of men who were standing in an open door way packing a dead body into a coffin too small for it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading That day seemed very long to me I wandered aimlessly about the city, seeing few faces that I knew, for the wealthier inhabitants, afraid of the cholera, had either left the place together or remained closely shut within their own houses.
witness
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From this reading Everywhere I went something bore witness to the terrible ravages of the plague.
