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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 Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
advice
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
agitation
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
all
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
any
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
Artois
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
asking
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
baron
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
Bertrand
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
came
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
cause
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
confusion
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
days
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
describe
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
dishevelled
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
distraught
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
Eight
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
end
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
excitedly
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
explain
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
fear
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
funeral
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
God's
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From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
happened
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From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What advice have I neglected?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
impossible
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
Joan
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
lover
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
madam
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
neglected
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From this reading What advice have I neglected?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
old
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
queen
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
quickly
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
ruining
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
sake
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From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
speak
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From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
state
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From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eight days after the funeral of the old queen, Bertrand of Artois came to Joan, distraught, dishevelled, in a state of agitation and confusion impossible to describe.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
up
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From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "For God's sake, Bertrand, speak plainly: what has happened?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joan went quickly up to her lover, asking him with a look of fear to explain the cause of his distress.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
young
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From this reading "I told you, madam," cried the young baron excitedly, "you will end by ruining us all, as you will never take any advice from me."
