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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 comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
air
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
assembled
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
beloved
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
bowed
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
Breton
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
Brittany
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
Calyste
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
Camille
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
Camille's
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
cast
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
chequered
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
Claude
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
comes
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
company
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
deputy
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
Felicite
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
future
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
hand
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
head
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
held
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
inclination
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
just
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
king
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
light
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
low
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
marquise
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
Maupin
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
now
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
o'clock
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
out
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
portiere
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
pressed
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
punctual
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
raised
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
recognized
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
room
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
rooms
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
ruddy
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
said
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
salon
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
salutation
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
setting
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
six
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
smiling
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
spreading
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
suite
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
sun
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
tapestry
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From this reading “Here comes the future deputy of Brittany,” said Camille Maupin, smiling, as Calyste raised the tapestry portiere,--“punctual as a king.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
then
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
trees
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
Vignon
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From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
voice
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From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
windows
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Calyste bowed low to the marquise, who returned the salutation with an inclination of her head; he did not look at her; but he took the hand Claude Vignon held out to him and pressed it.
women
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From this reading It was then about six o’clock; the sun, in setting, cast through the windows its ruddy light chequered by the trees; the air was still; twilight, beloved of women, was spreading through the room.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You recognized his step just now,” said Claude to Felicite in a low voice.
young
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From this reading The young Breton found the company assembled in the little salon of Camille’s suite of rooms.
