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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 "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
afternoon's
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
alien
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
away
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
begun
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
Borne
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
cleared
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
cry
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
cueillir
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
d'amour
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
day
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
debris
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
died
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
Dieu
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From this reading "Oh, _mon Dieu_!
dinner
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
down
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
downstairs
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
et
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
exclaiming
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
far
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
feet
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
gave
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
harpsichord
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
hour
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
jumped
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
l'onde
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
La
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
lands
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
Like
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
maman
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
Marie
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
mon
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From this reading "Oh, _mon Dieu_!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
nuit
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
odour
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, _mon Dieu_!
papa
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
penche
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
Pour
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
prentices
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
qu'un
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
rapt
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
rien
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
Rose
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
sat
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
se
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
set
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
sing
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
slight
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
sooner
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
souffle
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
sur
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
surprise
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
TENNYSON
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From this reading --TENNYSON.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
then
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
Thus
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
winged
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From this reading --So that hour died Like odour rapt into the winged wind Borne into alien lands and far away.
work
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From this reading Thus it was that this day, after maman had cleared the debris of dinner, and papa went downstairs to set the 'prentices to their afternoon's work, that no sooner had Rose Marie sat down to her harpsichord and begun to sing:
y
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
écoute
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From this reading "La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour," then maman gave a slight cry of surprise, and jumped to her feet exclaiming:
