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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 Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
accident
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From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
alteration
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
apparently
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
apprehensions
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
asleep
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
bed
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
coming
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From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
expression
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
extreme
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
features
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
few
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
filled
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
God
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From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
godmother
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
grave
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
happened
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From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, something terrible has happened, Mariette," he said sadly.
heard
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From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
lot
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
Louis
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
man's
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
Mariette
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
moments
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
oblivious
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
once
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
painful
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
pallor
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
patiently
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
quickly
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From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
road
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From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
sadly
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From this reading "Yes, something terrible has happened, Mariette," he said sadly.
said
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From this reading "Yes, something terrible has happened, Mariette," he said sadly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
sound
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, something terrible has happened, Mariette," he said sadly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "My God! something has happened, Louis!" she cried, coming quickly toward him.
unfortunate
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
Versailles
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From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
working
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From this reading Louis found Mariette working patiently beside her godmother, who was apparently sound asleep in her bed and oblivious of her unfortunate lot for a few moments, at least.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, something terrible has happened, Mariette," he said sadly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard of the terrible accident on the Versailles road?"
young
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From this reading The young man's extreme pallor, the alteration of his features and their painful expression, struck Mariette at once and filled her with grave apprehensions.
