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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 If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
air
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
all
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Positively, madame, she came alone,” said one.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
apparently
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
awaited
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
ballroom
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She must be a bold woman,” replied the lady.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
bold
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From this reading “She must be a bold woman,” replied the lady.
came
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From this reading “Positively, madame, she came alone,” said one.
concealed
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
conflict
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
count
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
dancers
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
de
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
du
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
face
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
Gua's
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
head
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
heard
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
impatience
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
indifferent
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
inform
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
known
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
lady
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From this reading “She must be a bold woman,” replied the lady.
later
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
lovers
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
Madame
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
marquis
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
mazes
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
mirror
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
moment
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
Montauran's
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Positively, madame, she came alone,” said one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
other
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
partner
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
persons
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
place
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
Positively
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From this reading “Positively, madame, she came alone,” said one.
presence
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
quadrille
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
re-entered
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
remarks
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She must be a bold woman,” replied the lady.
said
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From this reading “Positively, madame, she came alone,” said one.
scarcely
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
sooner
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
talked
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From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
there
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From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the marquis talked with the count and other persons, he heard the remarks of all the dancers who from time to time in the mazes of the quadrille took the place of Mademoiselle de Verneuil and her partner.
turn
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
Verneuil
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From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At that moment the marquis and the count re-entered the ballroom behind Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who did not turn her head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
woman
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From this reading “She must be a bold woman,” replied the lady.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If a mirror had not been there to inform her of Montauran’s presence, she would have known it from Madame du Gua’s face, which scarcely concealed, under an apparently indifferent air, the impatience with which she awaited the conflict which must, sooner or later, take place between the lovers.
