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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 Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
almost
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
always
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
assured
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
away
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
ball
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
Bell
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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circle
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
Clara
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composed
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
Crampade
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
de
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
Ellen
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
eye
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
fashionable
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
few
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
going
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
Good-fellowship
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
Gozlan
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grimaces
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
handsomest
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
How
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
insignificant
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
invited
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
La
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
Leon
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
Literary
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Madame
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
Marriage
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
most
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
much-bored
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
neighbor's
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
official
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
only
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
opinion
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
others
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
Paris
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
parties
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
perhaps
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
person
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
persons
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From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
phrases
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
Portenduère
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
room
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
rout
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
sang
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
separate
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
shared
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
soon
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First, an official party, composed of the persons invited, a fashionable and much-bored circle.
there
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
Token
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From this reading Translated by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.
Translated
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two
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From this reading At Paris there are almost always two separate parties going on at every ball and rout.
well
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From this reading “How well Madame de Portenduère sang!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
woman
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
women
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
younger
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From this reading Each one grimaces for his neighbor’s eye; most of the younger women are there for one person only; when each woman has assured herself that for that one she is the handsomest woman in the room, and that the opinion is perhaps shared by a few others, a few insignificant phrases are exchanged, as: “Do you think of going away soon to La Crampade?”
