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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 CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
agent
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
all
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
almost
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
Arthur
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
become
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
bought
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
Comte
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
count
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From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
curé
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
CURÉ'S
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
days
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
de
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
family
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From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
far
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
four
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
gained
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
grave
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From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
heart
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
history
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
house
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
hung
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
interested
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
judge
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
knew
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
le
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
lineage
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From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
M
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
monsieur
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
noble
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From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
old
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
opened
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
paid
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
parish
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
persons
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
portrait
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
portraits
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
presbytery
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
presume
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From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
related
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
religious
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
respect
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
seen
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
simple
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From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
singularly
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
sojourn
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am still ignorant as to his family name, but I presume that the count was of a noble and ancient lineage.
study
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
TALE
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
three
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From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
title
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From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
try
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From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I judge so, at least, from his title, and from the almost religious respect he paid the old family portraits which hung in his study.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CURÉ'S TALE After a sojourn of three days at the presbytery of ---- I had so far gained the curé's confidence that he opened his heart to me, and related all that he knew as to the history of those persons in whom I had become so singularly interested.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
words
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From this reading I will try to tell the tale in his grave and simple words.
years
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From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I had been the curé of this parish for about four years, monsieur, when the house that we have been to look at was bought by an agent, for M. le Comte Arthur de ----, whose portrait you have seen.
