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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 We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
all
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
Baronne
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
becoming
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
bright
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
calls
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
Champs-Elysees
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
Chaulieu
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
clusters
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
contrast
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
cosmetic
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
crisp
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
day
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
days
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From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
de
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
drive
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
empty
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
enough
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From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
face
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
fancies
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
far
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
Felipe
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
forecast
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From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
frosted
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
gay
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
gulf
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
happy
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
January
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
leading
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
letter
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From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
Louise
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
love
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
Macumer
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
married
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
met
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
most
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
much
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
Paris
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
people
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
presumptuous
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From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
prettier
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
pronounces
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
seeing
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
Society
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
spot
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
stars
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
sunshine
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
thousand
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
too
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From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
trappings
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
trees
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
up
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
way
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From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
white
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
woman
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
year
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
