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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 “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
affecting
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From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
beautiful
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
candelabrum
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
Colonel
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
coquette
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
Countess
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From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
cruelly
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
danger
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
de
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
death's
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
embarrassing
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
evening
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
face
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
fan
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
feast
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
flirting
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
ghost
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
glancing
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
guessed
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
head
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
hiding
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
just
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
la
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
Lansac
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
like
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
looking
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
Madame
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
malicious
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
monkey
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
Monsieur
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
Old
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
pale
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
pause
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
play
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From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
rather
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
Roche-Hugon
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
scrutiny
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
see
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From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
sits
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
skeleton
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From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
stranger
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
surprise
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From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
then
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From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Old Madame de Lansac, who is, you know, as malicious as an old monkey,” she went on, after a pause, “has just told me that Monsieur de la Roche-Hugon is running into danger by flirting with that stranger, who sits here this evening like a skeleton at a feast.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of whom?” cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Of that candelabrum,” replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would rather see a death’s head than that face, so cruelly beautiful, and as pale as a ghost.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have guessed it,” replied the coquette, hiding her face behind her fan, which she began to play with.
