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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 At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
Andrée
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
cardinal
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
CHARNY
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From this reading M. DE CHARNY.
DE
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From this reading M. DE CHARNY.
Dieu
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! yes, madame, it is he indeed.”
door
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
doubt
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
dressed
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
entered
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
followed
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
glancing
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
group
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
indeed
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! yes, madame, it is he indeed.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
low
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
M
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From this reading M. DE CHARNY.
madame
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! yes, madame, it is he indeed.”
moment
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
Mon
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! yes, madame, it is he indeed.”
nephew
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
officers
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
opened
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
prelates
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
queen
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
requested
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
return
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
robes
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
room
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
said
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
speaking
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
Suffren
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
there
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From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The queen, speaking low to Andrée, and glancing towards him, said: “It is he, there is no doubt.”
train
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From this reading At this moment the door opened, and a gentleman dressed in the robes of a cardinal, and followed by a long train of officers and prelates, entered the room.
wait
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From this reading M. de Suffren had requested his nephew to wait his return, and he therefore remained in the group as before.
yes
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From this reading “Mon Dieu! yes, madame, it is he indeed.”