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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ago
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything is fair in these times.
BALZAC
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
Baudraye
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Bell
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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
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better
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Clara
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contain
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criticism
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cushion
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DE
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
dear
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drawing
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anything is fair in these times.
few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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France
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Germany
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Heine
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Henri
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ideas
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inscribe
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Anything is fair in these times.
jest
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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la
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lively
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love
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making
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manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “My dear friend,” said Mme. de la Baudraye, drawing a pile of manuscript from beneath her sofa cushion, “will you pardon me in our present straits for making a short story of something which you told me a few weeks ago?”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Mme
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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other
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others
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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pardon
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Paris
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pile
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poetry
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present
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represent
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said
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “My dear friend,” said Mme. de la Baudraye, drawing a pile of manuscript from beneath her sofa cushion, “will you pardon me in our present straits for making a short story of something which you told me a few weeks ago?”
sofa
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “My dear friend,” said Mme. de la Baudraye, drawing a pile of manuscript from beneath her sofa cushion, “will you pardon me in our present straits for making a short story of something which you told me a few weeks ago?”
story
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straits
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Study
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Anything is fair in these times.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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times
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From this reading “Anything is fair in these times.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Translated
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truth
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weeks
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whatsoever
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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witty
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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