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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 Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
all
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
almost
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
apology
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
cause
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
companies
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
coughed
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
dry
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
experience
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
fealty
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
former
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
Garotte
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
gravity
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
habit
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
humming
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
idiosyncrasy
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
Lajeunesse
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
limeburner
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
made
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
man
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
met
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
military
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
musical
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
new
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
night
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
oath
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
others
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
parish
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
particular
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
perilled
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From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
position
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
purpose
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
recruits
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
sentences
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
sergeants
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
smithy
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
sort
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
sputtering
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
stature
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
swore
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
talking
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From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
three
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He almost perilled the gravity of the oath they all took to Valmond by this idiosyncrasy.
tune
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
unformed
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
unnamed
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From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
vague
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From this reading This humming had no sort of tune or purpose, and was but a vague musical sputtering.
Valmond
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From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The limeburner was a dry, thin man of no particular stature, who coughed a little between his sentences, and had a habit, when not talking, of humming to himself, as if in apology for his silence.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night Valmond and his three new recruits, to whom Garotte the limeburner had been added, met in the smithy and swore fealty to the great cause.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lajeunesse, by virtue of his position in the parish, and his former military experience, was made a captain, and the others sergeants of companies yet unnamed and unformed.
