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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 While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
accept
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
apologies
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
apology
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
came
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here come Hastur and Raoul.”
don't
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
face
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
feet
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
foreigners
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
French
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
girl
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
harmless
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
Hastur
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From this reading Here come Hastur and Raoul.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here come Hastur and Raoul.”
horror
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
inane
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
knowing
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
language
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
monsieur
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
moor
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
offered
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
pale
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
pitfalls
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
prove
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
Raoul
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From this reading Here come Hastur and Raoul.”
remembered
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
revenge
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
rose
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
said
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
sets
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
smile
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
snares
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
sort
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
sound
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
speech
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
trace
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
troubled
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
trying
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
very
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From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
voices
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From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was trying to imagine what I might have said, a sound of voices came across the moor, and the girl rose to her feet.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I don’t know what sort of an apology I offered for my inane, though harmless speech, but I know that she seemed so troubled about it that I began to think I had said something very dreadful without knowing it, and remembered with horror the pitfalls and snares which the French language sets for foreigners.
wrong
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From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No,” she said, with a trace of a smile on her pale face, “I will not accept your apologies, monsieur, but I must prove you wrong, and that shall be my revenge.
