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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 “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
adore
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
Claude
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
des
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
down
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
evident
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
Felicite
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From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
fortunate
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
genius
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
glass
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
innocent
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
intervals
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
laughing
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From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
less
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
letter
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
liqueur-des-iles
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
looking
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
loves
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
men
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
only
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
ostentation
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
page
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
Parisian
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
putting
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
read
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said
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
see
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From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What! did you not see that she loves him less, and--” “That is evident,” said Claude Vignon, who had only read the first page.
sipping
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
slowly
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From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
table
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
taking
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
throwing
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
Touches
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up
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
very
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
Vignon
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
village
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From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
Well
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From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Here’s the letter,” he said, with innocent ostentation, looking at Claude, who was slowly sipping a glass of _liqueur-des-iles_.
women
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From this reading “I thought--well, that Parisian women were very fortunate to have men of genius to adore who adore them.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what did you think of it?” asked Mademoiselle des Touches, throwing the letter across the table to Vignon, who began to read it, taking up and putting down at intervals his little glass.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah! you are still in your village,” said Felicite, laughing.
