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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 “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
admit
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
all
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
astonishment
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
chic
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
cloven
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
crossly
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
curiosity
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
d'Avit
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
dare
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
daughter
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
du
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
Duchesse
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
easy
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
Elle
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
failed
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From this reading But they failed to perceive it.
far
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
figure
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
friends
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
got
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
house
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
It's
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
ladies
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
like
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
manner
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
notice
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
one's
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
other
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
perceive
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From this reading But they failed to perceive it.
person
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
positivement
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
rather
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From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
said
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From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
say
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
show
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
some
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Elle a du chic; elle a positivement du chic_,” said the Duchesse d’Avit to her friends, in her great astonishment at the appearance and manner of the daughter of the house.
troubled
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
watched
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From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
way
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
well-bred
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From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It’s easy to look _chic_ when one’s got as good a figure as she has,” said one of the other ladies, rather crossly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She does _look_ like a well-bred person, I admit, but I dare say the cloven foot will show in some way or another.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all watched for it with curiosity, so far at least as they troubled themselves to notice her at all.
