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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 FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
answer
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
anteroom
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.
attire
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
Beauharnais
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From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
came
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
cards
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
centre
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
chair
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
clairvoyant
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
coming
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
consult
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
de
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From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.
deceive
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
destinies
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
drawer
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
finally
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
fixedly
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From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
FORTUNE-TELLING
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
frankly
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
fresh
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
house
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
influence
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
Josephine
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
just
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
leave
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
Lenormand
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.
Madame
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
other
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
pack
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
Paris
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
place
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
probably
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
questions
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
said
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
salon
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
saw
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From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
search
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
seat
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
seek
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
sought
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
Tallien
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
then
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
truth
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From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."
vacated
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From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
vulgar
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From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.
