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1828
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
Adele
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
Aphrodite
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
background
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
beautiful
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
beauty
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
black
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
brown
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
chapter
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
charming
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
CHATEAU
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From this reading CHATEAU DE ROSSILLON.
clasp
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
cloud
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
dark
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
DE
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From this reading CHATEAU DE ROSSILLON.
drapery
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
Dubois
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
encircling
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
enveloped
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
fastened
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
fawn
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
feeding
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
fitting
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
formed
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
fountain
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
front
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
gauzy
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
girdle
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
gold
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
green
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
grown
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
hand
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
hue
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
June
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From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
lawn
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
Majestic
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
near
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
occurrences
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
old
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
pearls
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
related
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
ROSSILLON
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From this reading CHATEAU DE ROSSILLON.
shaded
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
sunny
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From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
superb
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
tableau
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
three
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
trees
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From this reading Majestic trees shaded the green lawn, and the dark brown hue of the old chateau formed a fitting background for the charming tableau.
velvet
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
waist
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From this reading Adele was enveloped in a cloud of white gauzy drapery, a black velvet girdle encircling her waist, fastened by a clasp of gold and pearls.
warm
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From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm, sunny afternoon in June.
white
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
year
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
years
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From this reading In the year 1828, three years after the occurrences related in the last chapter, Adele Dubois, grown into a superb beauty, stood near the Aphrodite fountain, in front of the chateau de Rossillon, feeding from her hand a beautiful white fawn.
