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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 GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
acknowledged
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From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
arrived
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
attendance
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
bed
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
begged
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
de
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
excused
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
Franchi
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
go
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
gone
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
GRIFFO
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
heard
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From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
inquiring
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
leaving
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From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
Lucien's
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
man
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
master
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
message
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
mother
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
negative
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
object
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From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
own
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From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
pheasant
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
pocket
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
politeness
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From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
reply
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
request
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
room
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
said
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
servant
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
shot
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From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
son
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
taken
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
understood
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From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
up
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From this reading Of course I acknowledged the politeness, and leaving him, went up to my own room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
upstairs
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From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
valet
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From this reading The valet had heard and had understood the object of the shot.
wait
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
want
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
word
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From this reading GRIFFO was in attendance when we arrived, and before his master said a word the servant had taken the pheasant from Lucien's pocket.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Madame de Franchi had not yet retired to rest, although she had gone upstairs, and she had left a message with Griffo to request her son to go into her room before she went to bed.
young
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From this reading The young man first inquiring whether I was in want of anything, and on my reply in the negative, begged to be excused, to wait upon his mother.
