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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 Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
acclamation
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
admitted
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
affairs
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
afraid
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
allusions
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
any
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From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
apostrophe
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
appeared
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
Brives
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
broke
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
concerned
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
considerably
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
conversation
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
councils
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
Cousin
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
de
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
delightful
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
domestic
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
encouraging
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
English
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
excellent
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
follow
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
French
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
full
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
genius
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
gracious
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
hostess
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
intimate
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
judge
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
ma
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
man
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
Maria
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
Marquise
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
more
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From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
Mrs
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
noblesse
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
now
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
Oh
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
old
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
personal
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
prevent
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
private
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
questions
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From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
Raymond
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
sense
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
social
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
talked
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
Temperly
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She asked him more questions about himself than any of them had done.
then
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
tone
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From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
toute-bonne
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From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
unable
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From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It appeared to be concerned considerably with the private affairs of the old French _noblesse_, into whose councils--to judge by the tone of the Marquise--Cousin Maria had been admitted by acclamation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her conversation with Mrs. Temperly was of an intimate, domestic order, and full of social, personal allusions, which Raymond was unable to follow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every now and then Madame de Brives broke into French, and it was in this tongue that she uttered an apostrophe to her hostess: 'Oh, you, _ma toute-bonne_, you who have the genius of good sense!'
young
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From this reading Madame de Brives talked across Raymond, in excellent English, to Cousin Maria, but this did not prevent her from being gracious, even encouraging, to the young man, who was a little afraid of her and thought her a delightful creature.
