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althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
better
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
bored
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
Boulevard
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
care
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
day
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
drawing-room
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From this reading It was she who received him in the little drawing-room.
embarrassed
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
extremely
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
Felicie's
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
flat
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
following
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
going
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From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
habit
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From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
health
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
informed
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
interest
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who received him in the little drawing-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
Madame
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
meet
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
Nanteuil
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
night
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
now
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
obsequiousness
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
particularly
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
polite
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From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
received
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From this reading It was she who received him in the little drawing-room.
restless
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
Saint-Michel
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
see
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From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness.
thanked
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
unwell
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From this reading She thanked him for his interest in Felicie's health, and informed him that she had been restless and unwell the night before, but was now feeling better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not in the habit of going thither.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see her the following day, in the little flat in the Boulevard Saint-Michel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was she who received him in the little drawing-room.
