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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 He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We made you out twice as great as Sir Walter Scott!
Berenice
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
booksellers
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breakfast
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
copies
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Coralie
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cunning
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Dauriat
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dinner
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fifty
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
four
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francs
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give
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made you out twice as great as Sir Walter Scott!
haggling
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From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
handed
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
Hector
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
insinuations
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
inwards
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From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
made
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Merlin
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more
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
novels
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From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
Oh
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out
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
prepared
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
quest
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
romance
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
Scott
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sent
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Sir
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six
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substantial
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From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
thousand
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From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed fifty francs to Coralie, and sent Berenice out in quest of a more substantial breakfast.
trade
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
treaty
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twice
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two
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Walter
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From this reading We made you out twice as great as Sir Walter Scott!
want
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way
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From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made you out twice as great as Sir Walter Scott!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! you have such novels as never were in the inwards of you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
won't
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From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
yesterday
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dauriat is in treaty, but Dauriat is haggling over it; he won't give more than four thousand francs for two thousand copies, and you want six thousand francs.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hector Merlin and I went to a booksellers' trade dinner yesterday, and prepared the way for your romance with cunning insinuations.
