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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 they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
Abbé
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
appeared
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
arrival
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
became
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
bereavement
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
chairs
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
days
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
deemed
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
dine
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
dinners
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
discharging
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
drawn
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
early
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
established
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
extricate
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
feasts
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
finish
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
freedom
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
friendly
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
gleams
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
guests
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
happy
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She here spent her days in pleasant peacefulness.
Hélène
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
institutions
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
Jouve
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
lived
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
Monsieur
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
needle
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
o'clock
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
object
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
once
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
partakers
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
peacefulness
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From this reading She here spent her days in pleasant peacefulness.
pending
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She here spent her days in pleasant peacefulness.
profiting
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
punctually
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
Rambaud
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
seated
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
serenely
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
seven
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From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
solitude
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
some
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
spent
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From this reading She here spent her days in pleasant peacefulness.
table
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
Tuesday
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From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
up
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
week
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From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Tuesday dinners became established institutions, and the partakers in these little feasts appeared punctually at seven o’clock, serenely happy in discharging what they deemed a duty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was they who, during the early days of her bereavement, had broken in on her solitude, and drawn up their chairs to her table with friendly freedom; their object being to extricate her, at least once a week, from the solitude in which she lived.
window
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every Tuesday Hélène had Monsieur Rambaud and Abbé Jouve to dine with her.
work
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From this reading That Tuesday Hélène was seated at the window, profiting by the last gleams of the twilight to finish some needle work, pending the arrival of her guests.
