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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 On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
Bellegarde
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
break
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From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
card
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
chair
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
Cintré
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
coming
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
company
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
crackling
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
day
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
days
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
de
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
dinner
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
engagement
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From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
entire
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
evening
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
family
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
fire
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
following
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
grateful
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
honor
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
hostess
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
illuminated
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
informing
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
introduction
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
lady
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
lighted
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
low
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
Madame
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
Marquis
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
Marquise
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
Newman
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
note
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
only
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
out
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
pink
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
received
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From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
room
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
seated
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
slippers
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
small
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
stretching
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
surrounded
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
table
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
Three
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From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
toes
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Three days after his introduction to the family of Madame de Cintré, Newman, coming in toward evening, found upon his table the card of the Marquis de Bellegarde.
ushered
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
venerable
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From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
very
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From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went, of course, though he had to break another engagement to do it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was ushered into the room in which Madame de Bellegarde had received him before, and here he found his venerable hostess, surrounded by her entire family.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The room was lighted only by the crackling fire, which illuminated the very small pink slippers of a lady who, seated in a low chair, was stretching out her toes before it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the following day he received a note informing him that the Marquise de Bellegarde would be grateful for the honor of his company at dinner.
