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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 I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
Ah
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
all
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
bed
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
broke
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From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
called
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
chair
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
child
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
Colombe
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
Dame
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
dear
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
deigning
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
disturbing
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
events
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
followed
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
garden
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
gone
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
Heaven
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
impatiently
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From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
insidious
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
le
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
lover
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
Merciful
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From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
Messire
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
o'clock
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
own
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
Perrine
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
provost
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From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
Prévôt
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
ravisher
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
reared
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From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
reply
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
room
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
safely
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
say
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
see
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
slander
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
some
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From this reading Messire le Prévôt, I can safely say that she followed no lover, but some ravisher.
supposed
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
ten
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From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
then
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
thousand
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
times
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From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
way
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From this reading I reared her in the way--" "And this morning," the provost broke in impatiently, "this morning?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At all events," continued Dame Perrine, not deigning to reply to this insidious slander, "about ten o'clock I left my chair and went to the garden to see if Colombe had not forgotten herself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I called and found no one: I supposed then that she had gone to her own room and to bed without disturbing me, as the dear child has done a thousand times.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Merciful Heaven! who would have thought--Ah!
