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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 From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FONTAINEBLEAU "Where are we?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
back
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
beautiful
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
Brie
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From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
caught
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
change
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From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
coach
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
cushions
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
cut
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
De
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
end
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From this reading Will this road never end?"
face
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
FONTAINEBLEAU
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From this reading FONTAINEBLEAU "Where are we?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
glimpse
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
horses
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From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
La
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
Lorgnac
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
madame
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From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
moonlit
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
near
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will this road never end?"
night
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
plain
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From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
road
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From this reading Will this road never end?"
sank
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
shoulder
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
sullen
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will this road never end?"
thoughts
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From this reading From over his shoulder I caught a glimpse of a beautiful, sullen face, and La Valentinois sank back again amongst her cushions, where we left her to her thoughts--such thoughts they must have been!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
Valentinois
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
voice
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
warm
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FONTAINEBLEAU "Where are we?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading FONTAINEBLEAU "Where are we?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will this road never end?"
window
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From this reading The voice of La Valentinois cut sharply into the warm, moonlit night; and De Lorgnac, who was standing near the window of the coach, answered:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are at the end of the plain of La Brie, madame, and have stopped to change your horses and breathe ours."
