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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 (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
absorbed
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
Annora's
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
attendance
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
better
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From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
break
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
case
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
Cecile
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
d'Aubepines
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
dance
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
deal
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
dissipated
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
fellow
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
fight
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
forgot
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
French
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He repented, they said.
heart
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
how
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
indeed
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
kindred
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
King
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
led
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From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
Margaret
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
much
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From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
Narrative
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
noble
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
own
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
passing
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
pretty
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From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
recovered
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From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
repented
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From this reading He repented, they said.
rooms
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
sad
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
said
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From this reading He repented, they said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
sometimes
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
There
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
things
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
used
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
vilely
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From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) There was indeed a good deal passing beyond those rooms where Margaret was so absorbed in her d’Aubepines that I sometimes thought she forgot her own kindred in them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Poor things! they were in sad case, though how Cecile could break her heart over a fellow who had used her so vilely, I could never understand.
Why
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From this reading Why, what is there for a French noble to do but to fight, dance attendance on the King, and be dissipated?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So much the better for him; but a pretty life he would have led her if he had recovered.
