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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 It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
ABBÉ
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
account
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
all
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
ardent
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
balcony
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
blue
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
breezes
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
bright
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
bringing
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
certainty
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
cigar
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
Claude
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
Colette
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From this reading Claude had spent several days with Colette.
Colette's
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
curious
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
curling
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
days
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
gardens
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
glorious
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
Larcher
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
law
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
love
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
lovers
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
more
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
others
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
overlooked
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
passion
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
past
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
quarrels
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
reflecting
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
return
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
revivals
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
rooms
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
scene
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
seized
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
several
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From this reading Claude had spent several days with Colette.
sky
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
smoke
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
spent
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From this reading Claude had spent several days with Colette.
spring
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
sunshine
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
TACONET
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
there
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
Tuileries
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
Two
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From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
up
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
vehement
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From this reading The two lovers had been seized with one of those revivals of passion which are all the more ardent and vehement on account of the memories of past quarrels and the certainty of others to come.
warm
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
watched
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
weather
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From this reading It was about two in the afternoon, and there had been a return of glorious spring weather, bringing a bright blue sky and warm May breezes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ABBÉ TACONET Two days after this terrible scene Claude Larcher was standing on the balcony of Colette's rooms, which overlooked the Tuileries gardens.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claude had spent several days with Colette.
wreaths
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From this reading Larcher was reflecting upon this curious law of love as he watched the smoke of his cigar curling up in thin blue wreaths in the sunshine.
