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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 This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
arisen
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
attention
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
back
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baroness
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
burning
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From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
Calyste
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
Calyste's
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Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
Chevalier
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
de
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
deal
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
deep
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
despair
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
du
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
father
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
fire
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
followed
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From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
going
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
Halga
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
heart
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
how
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
indifference
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
Kergarouet
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
letter
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
like
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
lively
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
love-letter
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
marriage
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
means
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
mother
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From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
mouche
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
paying
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
perplexity
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
pocket
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From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
poem
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
promoting
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From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
read
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
salon
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send
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From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
sentiments
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
storm
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
there
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From this reading The Chevalier du Halga was still there, and the last deal of a lively _mouche_ was going on.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlotte de Kergarouet, in despair at Calyste’s indifference, was paying attention to his father as a means of promoting her marriage.
tumultuous
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From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Calyste was standing in deep perplexity; how could he send that letter?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This tumultuous poem of sentiments which had arisen like a storm in Calyste’s heart, terrified the baroness; for the first time in her life she read a love-letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He followed his mother back into the salon with the letter in his pocket and burning in his heart like fire.
