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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 In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
ANDREA
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From this reading ANDREA IN FAVOR.
architect
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
busy
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
came
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
catch
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
chest
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
crossed
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
Dauphin
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
Dauphiness
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
de
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
deal
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
dressed
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
FAVOR
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From this reading ANDREA IN FAVOR.
fleeting
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
flowers
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
garden
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
grounds
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
head-gardener
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
heads
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
heard
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANDREA IN FAVOR.
join
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
lifting
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
lock
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
making
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
Mdlle
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
mistress
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
out
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
pale
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
paler
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
perform
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
rays
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
reader
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
rooms
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
safety
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
season
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
story
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
Summerhouse
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
sun
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From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
Taverney
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
three
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From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At three in the afternoon Mdlle. de Taverney came out of her rooms dressed to perform her duty as reader to the princess.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
Trianon
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From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
turning-lathe
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
upper
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To join the Dauphiness, Andrea crossed the garden where, although the season had come on the pale flowers were lifting their heads to catch the fleeting rays of a still paler sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
whizz
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From this reading In the upper story could be heard the whizz of the turning-lathe with which the Dauphin was busy making a safety lock for a chest which he thought a great deal of.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On reaching the Trianon Summerhouse she was told that her mistress was in the grounds with her architect and head-gardener.
