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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 All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
All
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
away
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
back
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
become
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
bought
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
Brittany
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
Calyste
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
can't
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
convent
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
costumes
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
des
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
describe
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
domains
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
estates
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
expressing
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
fact
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
festival
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
feudal
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
fifty
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
France
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
gars
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From this reading The terms of the leases have been proposed by the _gars_ themselves.
genuine
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
going
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
Guenic
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
holiday
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
house
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
hundred
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
inspection
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
joy
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
leases
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From this reading The terms of the leases have been proposed by the _gars_ themselves.
made
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
making
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
master
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
meet
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
mortgaged
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
now
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
old
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
pay
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
people
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
proposed
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From this reading The terms of the leases have been proposed by the _gars_ themselves.
really
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
respects
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
round
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
scene
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
sign
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
system
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
tenants
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
terms
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From this reading The terms of the leases have been proposed by the _gars_ themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The terms of the leases have been proposed by the _gars_ themselves.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
Touches
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
tour
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
truly
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From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
vast
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
visit
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From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
whole
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading These worthy people, in their holiday costumes, expressing their genuine joy in the fact that Calyste has now become really and truly their master, made me understand Brittany, the feudal system and _old_ France.
writing
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From this reading The whole scene was a festival I can’t describe to you in writing, but I will tell you about it when we meet.
years
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From this reading We shall sign them, after making a tour of inspection round the estates, which have been mortgaged away from us for one hundred and fifty years!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All the tenants of the vast domains of the house of Guenic, bought back, as you know, by Mademoiselle des Touches (whom we are going to visit in her convent), have been in a body to pay their respects to us.
