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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 “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
Also
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
amusement
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
angelic
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From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
basins
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
bays
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
Calyste
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
Camille
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
Camille's
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
capricious
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
cascades
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
charmingly
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
child
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From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
cow-dung
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
Croisic
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
dear
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From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
dry
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
fragments
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
fuel
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
granite
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
houses
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
laughing
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
making
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
marble
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
marquise
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
nail
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
natural
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
Paris
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
peat
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
pile
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
pleases
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
proved
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
purpose
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
really
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
risk
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
rocks
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
ruse
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
said
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
scenery
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
sea
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
see
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
soul
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From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
splendid
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
store
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
sun
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
There
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
things
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
tone
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From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
trip
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From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
unexpected
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
up
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
walls
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! will you really risk Calyste?” cried the marquise, laughing, in a tone which proved that Camille’s ruse had answered its purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
women
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From this reading Also you will see women making fuel with cow-dung, which they nail against the walls of their houses to dry in the sun, after which they pile it up as we do peat in Paris.”
world
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From this reading There are splendid rocks there, cascades of granite, little bays with natural basins, charmingly unexpected and capricious things, besides the sea itself, with its store of marble fragments,--a world of amusement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ah, my dear,” she replied, “if you did but know the angelic soul of that dear child, you would understand me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If the scenery pleases you,” said Camille, “we must take Calyste and make a trip to Croisic.
