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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 The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
apartment
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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel entered the apartment walking slowly.
beautiful
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From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
bowed
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cry
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
DEFEAT
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From this reading THE PEASANTS' DEFEAT.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed in white.
entered
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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel entered the apartment walking slowly.
equerry
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
fresher
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From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was dressed in white.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
Mademoiselle
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more
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From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
old
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
PEASANTS
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From this reading THE PEASANTS' DEFEAT.
Plouernel
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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel entered the apartment walking slowly.
respectfully
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
said
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seeing
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
slowly
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surprise
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From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She looked fresher, more beautiful than ever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEASANTS' DEFEAT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise:
walking
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From this reading Mademoiselle Plouernel entered the apartment walking slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dressed in white.
white
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From this reading She was dressed in white.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old equerry bowed respectfully and said to her, who upon seeing him, uttered a cry of surprise: