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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 THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
Adrienne
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
American
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
antique
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
anxious
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
attaching
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
Bouverie
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From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
cast
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cat's
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
child
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
client
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
Countess
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
daughter
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
dear
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
ease
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
fascination
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
friend
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
give
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From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
gives
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
HEIRLOOM
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
historic
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
how
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
husband's
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
ill
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
LOSS
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
Madame
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From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
many
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
mouse
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
much
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
news
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From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
now
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
only
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
Orleans
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
paws
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
perhaps
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
playful
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
proceeded
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reminded
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
rich
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
romance
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
souvenir
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
taps
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From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
Then
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From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Madame Bouverie proceeded to give her good news:
treasures
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From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
visit
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From this reading "A rich American, a client of my husband's, is anxious to give his daughter, an only child, a little souvenir of his visit to Orleans.
wants
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From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOSS OF AN HEIRLOOM THE poor Countess was now ill at ease; she reminded Adrienne of a mouse under the fascination of the playful taps of a cat's paws.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wants something antique, historic, with perhaps a little romance attaching to it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He does not mind how much he gives, and we thought, dear friend, of your great need, and cast our mind on your many treasures.
