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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 _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
beamed
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From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
bran
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
cafe
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From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
charm
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
circus
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
clear
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"Rien encore?"_ "_Rien encore._ Come, Maisie."
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
echoed
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
encore
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From this reading _"Rien encore?"_ "_Rien encore._ Come, Maisie."
Et
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
floor
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
further
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
gave
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
hotel
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
hurried
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From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
just
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
Madame
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
Maisie
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From this reading _"Rien encore?"_ "_Rien encore._ Come, Maisie."
manner
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
patronne
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From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
place
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
pour
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
quay
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
Rien
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From this reading _"Rien encore?"_ "_Rien encore._ Come, Maisie."
said
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From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
seated
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
Soyez
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From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
sprinkled
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
there
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
tranquille
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From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
up
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From this reading _"Et pour Madame?"_ _"Madame?"_ he echoed--it just pulled him up a little.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _"Soyez tranquille"_--the patronne beamed upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
way
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From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
wide
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
windows
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She hurried along with him, but on the way to the cafe he said nothing.
XXX
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From this reading XXX After they were seated there it was different: the place was not below the hotel, but further along the quay; with wide, clear windows and a floor sprinkled with bran in a manner that gave it for Maisie something of the added charm of a circus.
