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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 When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
absorbed
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
affecting
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
apprised
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
arms
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From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
came
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From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
child's
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
death
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
Deberle
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
declared
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
detail
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
dropped
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
eight-and-forty
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
emotion
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
flutter
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
funeral
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
gave
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
grief
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From this reading Hers was a noisy and immoderate grief.
hearing
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
HerspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was a noisy and immoderate grief.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
hours
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
Hélène's
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From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
idea
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
immoderate
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From this reading Hers was a noisy and immoderate grief.
imparting
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
inspired
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
Jeanne's
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
kept
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
Madame
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
noisy
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From this reading Hers was a noisy and immoderate grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
offered
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
outbursts
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
phrase
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
services
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
some
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
soon
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
surroundings
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
Then
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
threw
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From this reading She came and threw herself into Hélène’s arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
undertake
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
way
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
wept
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From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Madame Deberle was apprised of Jeanne’s death she wept, and gave way to one of those outbursts of emotion that kept her in a flutter for eight-and-forty hours.
wholly
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From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
willingness
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From this reading She offered her services, and declared her willingness to undertake every detail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then a phrase dropped in her hearing inspired her with the idea of imparting some affecting surroundings to the child’s funeral, and soon wholly absorbed her.
