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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 The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
all
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Do you want me to do anything?"
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
brother-in-law
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
called
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
Chardons
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
charming
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
chatting
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
David
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want me to do anything?"
door
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
enjoy
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
Eve's
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
evening
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
family
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
future
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
Gate
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
gave
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
happening
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
happiness
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
harvest
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
light
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
looking
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
Lucien
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made
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
matter
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want me to do anything?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
mother
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
movement
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
o'clock
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
once
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
opened
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
out
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
Palet
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
plans
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
pleasure
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
Postel
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
put
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
reached
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romance
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
room
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
saw
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
seeing
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
shutters
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
sonny
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From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
store
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
three
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
uneasy
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
unsown
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
unwonted
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
up
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
Venetian
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
want
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From this reading Do you want me to do anything?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
weaving
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From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be happening at the Chardons'?" thought he, and seeing Lucien come in, he called out to him-- "What is the matter, sonny?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The three began at once to tell the astonished mother all their charming plans, and the family party gave themselves up to the pleasure of chatting and weaving a romance, in which it is so pleasant to enjoy future happiness, and to store the unsown harvest.
window
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From this reading The unwonted movement made honest Postel uneasy; he opened the window, and looking through the Venetian shutters, he saw a light in Eve's room.
wished
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From this reading They had to put David out at the door; he could have wished the evening to last for ever, and it was one o'clock in the morning when Lucien and his future brother-in-law reached the Palet Gate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want me to do anything?"
