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1st
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
adopted
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
amiable
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
broke
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
calm
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
Company
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
Cécile
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
daughter
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
December
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
formed
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
four
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
Grégoires
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
hasten
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
Hennebeau's
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
Hennebeaus
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
invention
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
invited
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
ladies
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
lunch
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
luxuriously
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
Madame
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
marriage
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
miners
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
Monday
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From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
new
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
Négrel
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
o'clock
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
only
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
out
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
Paul
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
plans
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
pretext
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From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
reinstalled
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
rising
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
Saint-Thomas
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
strike
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
system
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
table
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From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was only an amiable pretext; this party was an invention of Madame Hennebeau's to hasten the marriage of Cécile and Paul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On that Monday the Hennebeaus had invited the Grégoires and their daughter Cécile to lunch.
very
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From this reading Suddenly, on this very Monday, at four o'clock in the morning, the strike broke out.
wage
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From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, on the 1st of December, the Company had adopted the new wage system, the miners remained calm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had formed their plans: on rising from table, Paul Négrel was to take the ladies to a mine, Saint-Thomas, which had been luxuriously reinstalled.
