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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 Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
aims
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
all
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
apples
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
bargain
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
bearing
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
carries
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
coming
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
cook
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
demoiselles
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
dine
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
dinner
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
discourse
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
dozen
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
enter
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
Europe
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
face
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
fifty
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm here first."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
Guess
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm here first."
how
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
I'm
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From this reading I'm here first."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
large
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
line
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
much
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
off
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From this reading "Stand off there!
offers
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
old
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
paid
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
pears
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
plump
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
poulet
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
prize
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
resolve
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
rosy
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
russet
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
salon
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
see
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
sharp
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
shrewd
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
sous
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
Stand
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From this reading "Stand off there!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
themes
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From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
Then
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From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
there
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From this reading "Stand off there!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
two
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
waiter
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading To make a sharp bargain, to cook a good dinner, and never to waste anything, these are the aims of her life and the themes of her discourse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with a secret resolve that her _demoiselles_ shall dine on that little plump _poulet_, she offers fifty sous and carries off the prize.
worth
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
written
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From this reading To see her enter our _salon_ bearing a waiter on which are a dozen fine rosy apples and two large russet pears, with the question, "Guess how much I paid for all?" written in every line of her shrewd old face, is something worth coming to Europe for.
