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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 Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
arrived
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
Beauvisage
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
Bellache
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
buried
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
Chargeboeuf's
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
cousins
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
day
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
days
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
de
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
disinter
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
farm
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
farmer
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
feared
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From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
fell
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
gave
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
Gondreville
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
hitherto
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
knows
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
Laurence
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
leave
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From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
Malin
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
Marquis
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
masters
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
Mi-careme
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
Michu
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
mistress
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
money
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
month
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
neighborhood
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From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
now
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
obtaining
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
once
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
operation
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
pleasure
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
prevented
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
proposed
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
quantity
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
receive
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
said
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
snow
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
sold
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
soon
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From this reading He was determined to leave the neighborhood as soon as it was over, for he feared himself.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
treasure
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
twenty
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From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
undertake
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
unusual
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
visit
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From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Michu sold his farm at once to Beauvisage, a farmer at Bellache, but he was not to receive the money for twenty days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A month after the Marquis de Chargeboeuf’s visit, Laurence, who had told her cousins of their buried fortune, proposed to them to take the day of the Mi-careme to disinter it.
why
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From this reading “Malin has suddenly arrived at Gondreville, and no one knows why,” he said to his mistress.
winter
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From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The unusual quantity of snow which fell that winter had hitherto prevented Michu from obtaining the treasure, and it now gave him pleasure to undertake the operation with his masters.
