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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 He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
basin
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
big
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
child
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
completely
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
daughter
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
day
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The house seemed quite deserted.
doors
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From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
Désirée
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
empty
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From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
end
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
entered
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
fallen
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
fire
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
fountain
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
frequently
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
girl
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
health
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
home
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
house
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
husband
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
innocent
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
just
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
like
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
Marthe
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From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
matches
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
Mouret
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
nearly
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
now
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
playing
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house seemed quite deserted.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
restored
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
rooms
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From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
saw
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house seemed quite deserted.
Seminary
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
Serge
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From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
set
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marthe returned home, she found the doors open and the rooms empty.
six
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
sixteen
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From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
terrace
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
there
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
walks
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From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on to the terrace, and there, at the end of one of the walks, she saw her husband playing with his daughter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He now frequently looked after her; for this big 'innocent' girl, who was nearly sixteen, might have fallen into the basin of the fountain or have set the house on fire with matches just like a child of six.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day when Serge, now completely restored to health, entered the Seminary, Mouret remained at home alone with Désirée.
