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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 The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
all
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
beat
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
Bobbe
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
came
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
Chanes
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
children
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consumptive
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
crowd
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
cupboard
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
curtain
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
dismal
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From this reading In the room it was dismal to suffocation.
dispersed
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
drooping
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
encouragement
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
experienced
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
face
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
four
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
girls
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
head
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
impression
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
Jew
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
KADDISH
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
low
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
made
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
melancholy
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
moans
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
near
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
old
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From this reading THE KADDISH From behind the curtain came low moans, and low words of encouragement from the old and experienced Bobbe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
patriarch
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
quietly
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
Reb
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
room
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From this reading In the room it was dismal to suffocation.
sat
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
Selig
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
seven
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
suffocation
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From this reading In the room it was dismal to suffocation.
table
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
tall
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
twenty-three
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
waited
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the room it was dismal to suffocation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
words
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From this reading The words "to beat" made a melancholy impression on the crowd, and it dispersed in silence.
years
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From this reading The seven children, all girls, between twenty-three and four years old, sat quietly, each by herself, with drooping head, and waited for something dreadful.
yellow
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From this reading At a little table near a great cupboard with books sat the "patriarch" Reb Selig Chanes, a tall, thin Jew, with a yellow, consumptive face.
