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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 The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
actors
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
ahead
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
blade
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
Charles's
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
closed
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come!” said Grandet.
courage
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From this reading “My cousin, take courage!”
cousin
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From this reading “My cousin, take courage!”
curiosity
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
disquieting
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
door
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
drank
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
Eugenie
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
followed
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
garden
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
girl
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
Grandet
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From this reading “Come!” said Grandet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
heart
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
irresistible
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
kitchen
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
knife
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
miser
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
mother
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
moved
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My cousin, take courage!”
Nanon
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
nephew
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
opened
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
place
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
prey
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
said
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From this reading “Come!” said Grandet.
scene
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
silently
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
snap
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My cousin, take courage!”
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
terror
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
thoughts
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
tone
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
two
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
uncle
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
walked
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
watch
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From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Eugenie, her mother, and Nanon went into the kitchen, moved by irresistible curiosity to watch the two actors in the scene which was about to take place in the garden, where at first the uncle walked silently ahead of the nephew.
wine
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From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The miser closed the blade of his knife with a snap, drank the last of his wine, and opened the door.
young
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From this reading The tone of the young girl struck terror to Charles’s heart, and he followed his terrible uncle, a prey to disquieting thoughts.
