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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 HER AUNT'S CONFIDENCES SUCH a lovely morning!
Adrienne
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From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
Annette
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
AUNT'S
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bed
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
bells
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
chestnuts
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
church
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close
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
clustering
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
coffee
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comfortable
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CONFIDENCES
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eight
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flowering
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got
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green
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heard
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER AUNT'S CONFIDENCES SUCH a lovely morning!
house
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
knoll
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
lanes
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
lay
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
like
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
lilacs
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
lovely
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From this reading HER AUNT'S CONFIDENCES SUCH a lovely morning!
Madame
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER AUNT'S CONFIDENCES SUCH a lovely morning!
o'clock
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
out
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
oxen
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
pain
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
petit
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
round
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
see
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
shutters
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From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading HER AUNT'S CONFIDENCES SUCH a lovely morning!
ten
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From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
threw
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From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
tiny
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
up
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From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
upwards
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
village
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From this reading Adrienne lay in her comfortable bed, and looked out upon the flowering chestnuts, and at the tiny village clustering round the church on the green knoll.
wafted
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From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She heard the bells of the oxen as they passed along the lanes, and the scent of the lilacs close to the house was wafted upwards to her.
windows
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From this reading Adrienne got up and threw open her windows and shutters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Annette brought her coffee and petit pain at eight o'clock, and told her that Madame would like to see her at ten.
