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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 I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
ballasted
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
barrier
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
Behold
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breath
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
caleche
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
CLAIM
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
clear
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
climbed
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
emitted
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
family
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
FLORA
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
flushed
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From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
GO
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
gravity
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
habitual
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
indeed
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
lawyer
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
less
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
love
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
man
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From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
martial
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
Mr
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
northwards
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now
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observed
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
obviously
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From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
pardonably
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From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
points
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
pouf
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
Romaine
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
Saint-Denis
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
smiled
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From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
soon
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
speeding
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
talk
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
triumph
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From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading I observed that now and again he smiled to himself in the twilight, or drew in his breath and emitted it with a martial _pouf_!
untrussed
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From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was obviously and pardonably flushed with triumph.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And when he began to talk--which he did as soon as we were clear of the Saint-Denis barrier--the points of the family lawyer were untrussed.
wings
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From this reading I GO TO CLAIM FLORA Behold me now speeding northwards on the wings of love, ballasted by Mr. Romaine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading But, indeed, that worthy man climbed into the _caleche_ with something less than his habitual gravity.
