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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 For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
air
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
all
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
allusions
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
almost
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
announced
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
Bachelard
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
Berthe
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
boozer
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
cheek
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
contented
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
deaf
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
dinner
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
dowry
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
drunk
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
evening
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
exaggerating
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
fortnight
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
gentle
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
get
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From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
getting
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
girl
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From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
give
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
giving
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
going
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From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
got
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
habits
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
inviting
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
Josserands
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
liquors
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
marriage
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
married
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From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
mentioned
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
moment
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
money
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
nice
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From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
niece
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
offensive
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
old
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
past
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
pat
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
saying
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From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
silly
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From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
spite
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
that's
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From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
uncle
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
very
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From this reading Ah! that’s very nice, little girl!”
view
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From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the marriage was announced to him, he had contented himself with giving his niece a gentle pat on the cheek, saying:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And he remained deaf to all allusions, exaggerating his air of a silly old boozer who got drunk on liquors, the moment money was mentioned before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a fortnight past, with the view of getting uncle Bachelard to give Berthe a dowry, the Josserands had been inviting him to dinner almost every evening, in spite of his offensive habits.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What! you are going to get married!
