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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 Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
Anglais
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asleep
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
bien
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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
bon
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
caractère
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
chapeaux
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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
Citoyen
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confidentially
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
English
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
God-dam
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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
hail
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Hé
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From this reading “Hé!
Ils
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interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
isn't
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
j'aime
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
laids
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les
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leurs
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like
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
mauvais
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
Moi
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
observed
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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
ont
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Peyrol
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Quoique
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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
remarked
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Réal
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
sacré
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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
Scevola
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
si
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
simple
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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
sing
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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
sont
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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
teeth
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
then
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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
un
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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
Very
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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.