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abbe
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
breviary
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
calm
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
calmly
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
clasped
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
contain
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
earnest
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
edge
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
enfant
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From this reading “Yes, mon enfant.”
eyes
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
finished
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
five
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
fixed
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
gravely
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From this reading “M. L'Abbe!...” said Marguerite gravely.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
impatient
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
impulsive
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
knees
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
L'Abbe
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From this reading “M. L'Abbe!...” said Marguerite gravely.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
Latin
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
longer
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
M
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From this reading “M. L'Abbe!...” said Marguerite gravely.
man
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
Marguerite
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From this reading “M. L'Abbe!...” said Marguerite gravely.
Marguerite's
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
minutes
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
mon
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From this reading “Yes, mon enfant.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
now
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
obvious
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
old
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
paillasse
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
prayers
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
puzzled
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
questionings
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
reading
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
said
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From this reading “M. L'Abbe!...” said Marguerite gravely.
saw
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
shaken
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
sitting
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
There
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
tidied
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
toilet
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
trust
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
up
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From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
watched
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From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
well
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From this reading She had finished her toilet as well as she could, had shaken up and tidied the paillasse, and was now sitting on the edge of it, her hands clasped between her knees.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something which still puzzled her, and impatient and impulsive as she was, she had watched the abbe as he calmly went on reading the Latin prayers for the last five minutes, and now she could contain her questionings no longer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old man looked up from his breviary, and saw Marguerite's great earnest eyes fixed with obvious calm and trust upon him.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, mon enfant.”
