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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 Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
appeared
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
arrangement
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
awry
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
bedroom
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
bows
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
bread
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
Brigaut
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
brown
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
busy
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
cap
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
coming
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
cousin
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
cousin's
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
dealers
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
dining-room
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
door
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
down
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
false
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
few
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
finished
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
fire
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
front
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
heard
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
heel
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
hoping
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
hot
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
kitchen
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
made
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
milk
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
night-gown
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
offices
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
other
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
Paris
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
Pierrette
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
provisions
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
Rogron
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
said
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
sense
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
showed
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
silk
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
sill
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
slipped
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
slippers
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
some
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
Sylvie
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From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
Then
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From this reading Then she went down to take in the milk, the bread, and the other provisions left by the dealers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
timidly
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
wake
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
water
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
way
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From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had finished the arrangement of the dining-room and was busy in the kitchen when she heard her cousin Sylvie coming down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
words
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From this reading Pierrette slipped timidly into her cousin’s bedroom, made the fire, left the hot water, said a few words, and went to wake Rogron and do the same offices for him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She stood some time on the sill of the door hoping that Brigaut would have the sense to come to her; but by that time he was already on his way to Paris.
wrapper
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From this reading Mademoiselle Rogron appeared in a brown silk dressing-gown and a cap with bows; her false front was awry, her night-gown showed above the silk wrapper, her slippers were down at heel.
