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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 Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
affectionate
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
age
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
also
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
always
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
Americans
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
Antoinette
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
any
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
care
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
comment
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
creatures
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
daughter
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
Davilliers
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From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
due
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
ease
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
eccentricity
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
English
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
explanatory
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
extended
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
freedom
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
friend
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
guarded
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
home
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
household
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From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
immature
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
indulgence
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
infants
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
kind
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
Lambert
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
OLD
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From this reading OLD SCORES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
people
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
reigns
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
SCORES
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From this reading OLD SCORES.
suited
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
tender
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
tone
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
treated
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
very
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From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Davilliers' was a very pleasant household.
watched
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
wide
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From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
years
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From this reading Antoinette and her friend were treated with the kind of affectionate indulgence suited to infants of tender years, but watched also and guarded with the care due to creatures of the same immature age.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To Lambert and his daughter madame extended a wide indulgence,--"Americans, you know," in an explanatory tone, was always her comment on any eccentricity of theirs.
young
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From this reading Of course it had not the ease and freedom that reigns in an English home, at least for young people.
