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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 There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
account
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
Annora's
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From this reading Annora’s narrative.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
begin
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
care
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
city
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
days
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
deal
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
endure
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
English
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
fill
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
folk
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
forget
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
French
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
Fronde
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
generally
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
larger
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
months
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
more
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
much
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
narrative
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From this reading Annora’s narrative.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
noise
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
once
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
Paris
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
perilous
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
permit
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
produce
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
racket
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
read
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
saw
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
sister
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
six
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
stuff
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
taken
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
There
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
translate
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
tumult
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
Twelfth-day
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
up
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From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
wakened
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From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
week
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From this reading There had been a little tumult about once a week for the last six months, so we could endure a great deal, but this was plainly a much larger one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will begin with that Twelfth-day morning when we were wakened by more noise and racket than even Paris could generally produce.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading My sister has asked me to fill up the account of the days of the Fronde with what I saw within the city.
write
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From this reading She must permit me to do so in English, for I have taken care to forget my French; and if I write perilous stuff for French folk to read she need not translate it.
