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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 Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
air
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From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
anteroom
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
biscuits
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
bowing
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From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
caught
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
ceremonious
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From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
closed
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
corner
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
crossing
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
cup
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
d'Alger
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
de
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
Desforges
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
door
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
doorway
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
drawing-room
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
enough
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
few
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
floor
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
footman
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
four
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
friends
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
gardens
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
hand
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
hold
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
house
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
introduce
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
just
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
kind
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
kissed
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
Madame
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
Mouret
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
occupied
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
offered
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
overlooked
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
perceived
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
principal
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
quickly
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
Rivoli
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
Rue
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
salon
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
Saturday
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
seeing
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From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
six
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
smaller
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From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
sweet
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
tea
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
tenderly
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
Tuileries
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
two
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
visit
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From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Saturday, just as a footman was about to introduce him into the principal drawing-room, Mouret from the anteroom perceived, through an open doorway, Madame Desforges crossing the smaller salon.
way
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From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every Saturday, between four and six, Madame Desforges offered a cup of tea and a few sweet biscuits to those friends who were kind enough to visit her.
windows
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From this reading She occupied the third floor of a house at the corner of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue d'Alger; and the windows of her two drawing-rooms overlooked the gardens of the Tuileries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stopped on seeing him, and he went in that way, bowing to her with a ceremonious air.
woman's
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
young
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From this reading But when the footman had closed the door, he quickly caught hold of the young woman's hand, and tenderly kissed it.
