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AIX
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From this reading AT AIX ONCE MORE.
almost
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
animal
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
any
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT AIX ONCE MORE.
ball
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
Caillé
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
Charlie
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
Célandine
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
day
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
de
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
dog
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
enemy's
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
fallen
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
fortunately
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
French
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
gentle
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
girl
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
hand
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
Heinrich
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
host
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
hostess
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
imperative
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
injured
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
internally
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
kindness
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
laughing
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
like
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
longer
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
loving
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
man
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
MORE
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From this reading AT AIX ONCE MORE.
most
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
now
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
Often
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
ONCE
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From this reading AT AIX ONCE MORE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
ones
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
recovering
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
said
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
seriously
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
soft
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From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
spoil
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
thus
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
too
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From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
travel
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
trespass
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
two
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From this reading 'Often the most loving animal of the two,' replied the French girl, laughing.
venture
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So, like Heinrich, Charlie had fallen into the 'enemy's hands;' but fortunately for him, they were the soft and gentle ones of little Célandine de Caillé.
winter
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
year
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From this reading The passage of the ball had seriously injured him internally; thus he was long in recovering, and the winter of the year was almost at hand ere he could venture to travel; but it now seemed imperative to Charlie that he should trespass on his host and hostess no longer.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You would spoil any man with kindness, Mademoiselle de Caillé,' said he, one day; 'or any dog, too.'
