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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 She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
amiable
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
attack
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
bad
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
begun
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
boy
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
carried
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
charming
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
college
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
country
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
department
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
died
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
difficulty
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
elder
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
employment
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
fees
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
finding
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
Florent
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
Gard
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
husband
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
indigestion
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
issue
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
just
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
law
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
Le
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
leaving
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
legacy
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
lived
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
marriage
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
mother
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
native
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
Normandy
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
off
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
only
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
Paris
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
pay
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
Quenu
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
resembled
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
second
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
sole
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
some
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
son
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
south
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
study
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From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
sturdy
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
sub-prefect
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
sub-prefecture
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
taken
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
then
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
there
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
Three
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
transplanted
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
very
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
Vigan
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Florent had just begun to study law in Paris when his mother died.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
widow
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From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
wife
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
wine
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only with very great difficulty that the widow could pay the college fees of Florent, her elder son, the issue of her first marriage.
women
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From this reading He had remained in employment at the sub-prefecture, finding the country charming, the wine good, and the women very amiable.
years
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From this reading Three years after his marriage he had been carried off by a bad attack of indigestion, leaving as sole legacy to his wife a sturdy boy who resembled him.
Yvetot
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From this reading She lived at Le Vigan, in the department of the Gard, and had taken for her second husband one Quenu, a native of Yvetot in Normandy, whom some sub-prefect had transplanted to the south and then forgotten there.
