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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 She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
accustomed
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
amorous
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
apparatus
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
bashful
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
beautiful
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
blessed
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
Bondois
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
Clichy
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
daughter's
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From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
de
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
desiring
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
electrical
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
extremely
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
frightened
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
heart
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
leisure
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
liaison
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
Madam
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From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Nanteuil was still a very pleasing woman.
manufacturer
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
met
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
Meyers
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
Monsieur
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
Nanteuil
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From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
nature
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
only
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
picture-dealer
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
pleasing
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From this reading Madame Nanteuil was still a very pleasing woman.
plenty
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
Rue
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
superior
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
temperament
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
theatre
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
Tony
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
trade
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
unoccupied
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From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
very
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From this reading Madame Nanteuil was still a very pleasing woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
welfare
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From this reading Madam Nanteuil thought of nothing but her daughter's welfare.
well-mannered
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her liaison with Tony Meyers the picture-dealer in the Rue de Clichy, left her with plenty of leisure and an unoccupied heart.
woman
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From this reading Madame Nanteuil was still a very pleasing woman.
women
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From this reading He was blessed with an amorous temperament and a bashful nature, and, as young and beautiful women frightened him, he had accustomed himself to desiring only women who were not young and beautiful.
young
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From this reading She met at the theatre a Monsieur Bondois, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus; he was still young, superior to his trade, and extremely well-mannered.
