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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 Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
absorbed
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
Angelique
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
any
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
appeared
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
arranged
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
ate
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
attention
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
certainly
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
church
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
Clos-Marie
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
day
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
dined
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
eight
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
evening
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
family
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
fancies
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
fixed
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
food
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
fork
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
fête
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
girl
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
go
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
heartily
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
Hubert
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
Hubertine
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
husband
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
interview
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
kept
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
kitchen
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
looks
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
meet
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
mouth
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
o'clock
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
only
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
other
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
pay
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
put
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
quiet
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
recreation
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
returning
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
say
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From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
scarcely
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
seated
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
see
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
silently
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
soon
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
table
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
there
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
unusually
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
usual
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From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
very
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From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family dined as usual in the kitchen, but it was eight o’clock before they were seated at the table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hubert, quite excited by this day of recreation and of fête, was the only one who had anything to say.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That same evening, on returning from church, Angelique thought to herself, “I shall see him again very soon, for he will certainly be in the Clos-Marie, and I will go there to meet him.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
word
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From this reading Without having exchanged a word with each other, they appeared to have silently arranged this interview.
young
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From this reading Hubertine, unusually quiet, scarcely replied to her husband, but kept her looks fixed upon the young girl, who ate heartily and with a good appetite, although she scarcely seemed to pay any attention to the food, or to know that she put her fork to her mouth, so absorbed was she by her fancies.
