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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 Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
abode
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
called
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
comments
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
continuous
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
convalescence
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From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
cottage
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
country
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
crisis
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From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
daughter
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
day
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From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
days
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
de
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
decided
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
early
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
Fersen
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
Fersen's
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
go
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
GROVE
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From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
healing
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From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
house
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
Irene
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From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
known
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
Madame
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
made
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
month
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From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
most
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
necessary
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
night
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From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
odious
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the month of convalescence I left her neither by day nor by night.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
pretty
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
provoked
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From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
Ralph
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
recommended
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
repairs
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
residence
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
secured
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
seen
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
spring
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
there
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GROVE This healing crisis saved Irene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
up
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
urged
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
very
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From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
vicinity
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From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Madame de Fersen having seen a very pretty cottage, called the Grove, had secured it, and the necessary repairs having been made, it was decided we should take up our residence there the first days of May.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the early days of spring, Doctor Ralph urged Madame de Fersen to go to the country with her daughter, and recommended the vicinity of Fontainebleau.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If my continuous abode at Madame de Fersen's house had been known, it would have provoked the most odious comments.
