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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 With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
appraisers
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
attractive
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From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
authoritative
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
blazoning
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brilliant
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
Carmen
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
century
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charm
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From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
constellation
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
critics
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
English
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
etc
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
French
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fresh
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From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
G
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
generations
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
Grace
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
Ille
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
interest
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From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
Introduction
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
judged
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
King
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
Knickerbocker
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
like
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
literary
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
literature
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London
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
Mérimée's
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Their interest, nevertheless, is still fresh, their charm as attractive as ever, and inexplicable, as charm must be.
New
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
now
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
P
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
presented
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
Press
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
productions
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
pronouncing
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publication
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
Putnam's
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
readers
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
Redoubt
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
selection
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series
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shine
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Sons
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
stories
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From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
successive
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
Taking
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
tested
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From this reading Each one has been tested and judged by successive generations of readers and critics.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
values
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From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
Venus
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From this reading Carmen The Taking of the Redoubt The Venus of Ille, etc.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The authoritative appraisers of literary values, French and English, have been pronouncing upon them from the time of their publication until now, when they are still pronouncing upon them, as upon new productions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an Introduction by Grace King G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press The stories here presented are a selection from that brilliant series which shine like a constellation in French literature of the last century, blazoning Mérimée’s name across it.
York
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