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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 The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
air
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
all
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From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
Austin
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
beach
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
blue
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
bright
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
charmed
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
child
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
child's
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
coast
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
conversation
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From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
day
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From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
days
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
de
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
December
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
deep
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
delicious
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
dropping
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
effect
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From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
else
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From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
end
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From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
enough
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
eyes
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
follow
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
forget-me-not
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
friends
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
full
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
gazed
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
got
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
grim
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
hus-sh
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
leisure
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
less
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
light
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
like
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
limpid
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
liquid-bright
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
lovely
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
Madame
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
met
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
Mirfleur
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
natural
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
other
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
own
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
peaceful
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
pebbles
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
played
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
playfully
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
Reine
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From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
rolling
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
sea
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
sending
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
soft
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
softest
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
some
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
sound
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
talk
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From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The effect of this conversation, however, did not end as the talk itself did.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reine thought of little else all the rest of the day.
thoughts
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From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
together
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
tone
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From this reading The sea, as blue as a forget-me-not or a child’s eyes--less deep in tone than the Austin eyes through which Reine gazed at it, but not less limpid and liquid-bright--played with its pebbles on the beach like a child, rolling them over playfully, and sending the softest hus-sh of delicious sound through air which was full of light and sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
weeks
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From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those lovely, soft, bright days which follow each other for weeks together, even though grim December, on that charmed and peaceful coast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they got to the beach, Madame de Mirfleur, as was natural, met with some of her friends, and Reine, dropping behind, had leisure enough for her own thoughts.
