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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 A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
all
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
anxiously
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
any
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
away
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
belongings
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
bureau
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
busy
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
Ceiron
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
chance
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
completely
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
cupboard
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
door
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
drawer
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
girl's
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
going
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
hasn't
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
Juve
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
linen
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
locked
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
Madame
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
Marie
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
nervously
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
Pascal
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
piles
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
put
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From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
room
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
searching
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
taken
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From this reading "Madame Ceiron hasn't by any chance taken it away, has she?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
there
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From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
THREE
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From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
topsy-turvy
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
turned
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From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
well
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From this reading "Oh, no," replied Marie Pascal, "I am quite sure I locked it in my drawer, and locked the door of my room as well."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room had been turned completely topsy-turvy, while Juve and Marie Pascal were searching anxiously and nervously through all the girl's belongings.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A PARTY OF THREE Juve was busy searching in a bureau drawer while Marie Pascal was going through piles of linen in her cupboard.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are sure you put it there?" asked Juve.
