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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 was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
accidentally
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
arm
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
attempt
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
authoritative
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
away
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
begin
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
Bois
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
Boulogne
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
character
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
coachman
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
conversation
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
countess
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
cunningly
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
de
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
despotic
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
down
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
expressive
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
footman
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
Gabrielle
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
gloved
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
got
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
hand
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
hard
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
heads
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
horses
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
how
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
Husband
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From this reading Husband and wife sat side by side without speaking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
jumped
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
maintained
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
movement
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
obstinately
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
own
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
pranced
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
said
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
sat
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
side
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
speaking
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From this reading Husband and wife sat side by side without speaking.
spite
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
street
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
thoughtful
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
tone
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
tossed
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
touched
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From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
up
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
usual
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From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
venture
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From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thinking how to begin a conversation, but she maintained such an obstinately hard look that he did not venture to make the attempt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The footman jumped up beside the coachman, and the horses as usual pranced and tossed their heads until they were in the street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
wife
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From this reading Husband and wife sat side by side without speaking.
wife's
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From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, however, he cunningly, accidentally as it were, touched the countess' gloved hand with his own, but she drew her arm away with a movement which was so expressive of disgust that he remained thoughtful, in spite of his usual authoritative and despotic character, and he said: “Gabrielle!”
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without being surprised at the tone in which she answered him, he got in and sat down by his wife's side and said: “Bois de Boulogne.”
