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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 Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
ADORED
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
Basine
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
came
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
costs
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
culture
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
David
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
EVE
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
five
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
francs
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
friend
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
grown
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
handed
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
Just
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
lessen
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From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
letter
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
made
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
magnificent
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
material
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
moment
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
new
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
one-half
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From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
paper
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
pound
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
pounds
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
problem
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From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
process
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
pulp
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From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
raw
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
ream
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
sheet
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
sized
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
sizing
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From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
soil
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
solved
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From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
sous
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
special
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
three
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
trough
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From this reading I have solved the problem of sizing the pulp in the trough at last.
twelve
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
weight
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From this reading I am quite sure that I can lessen the weight of books by one-half.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
worth
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From this reading A pound of pulp costs five sous, even supposing that the raw material is grown on good soil with special culture; three francs’ worth of sized pulp will make a ream of paper, at twelve pounds to the ream.
writing
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From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
written
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From this reading Just at that moment Basine came in radiant, and with a letter for her friend, a letter from David written on magnificent paper, which she handed over when they were alone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MY ADORED EVE,--I am writing to you the first letter on my first sheet of paper made by the new process.
