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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 Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
alighted
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
all
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
anxiety
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
any
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From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
aspect
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
beaks
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
big
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
black
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
cab
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
carrying
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
Couteau
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
crows
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
darting
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
detained
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
disposal
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From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
few
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
five
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
flapping
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
infant
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
kind
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From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
kindly
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From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
La
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
ladies
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From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
Lazare
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
like
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
longer
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
luggage
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
Mathieu
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
moments
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
monsieur
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From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
passengers
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
pavement
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
peasant
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
quickly
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
quivering
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
reached
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
recommend
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From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
said
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From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
saw
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
scared
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
scene
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
scramble
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
soon
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
sprang
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
St
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
Station
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From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
Then
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
there
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading La Couteau quickly sprang from the cab as soon as they reached the courtyard of the St. Lazare Station.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
trouble
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
turn
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From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
uneasy
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
very
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From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
way
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Mathieu, having alighted on the pavement in his turn, saw a scene which detained him there a few moments longer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And if you will kindly recommend me to any ladies you may know, I shall be quite at their disposal."
wings
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
women
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
yellow
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From this reading Amid all the scramble of passengers and luggage, five women of peasant aspect, each carrying an infant, were darting in a scared, uneasy way hither and thither, like crows in trouble, with big yellow beaks quivering and black wings flapping with anxiety.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, monsieur, you have been very kind," said she.
