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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 was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
Adrienne
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From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
Agatha
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
ALAIN'S
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From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
always
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
augmented
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
aunt's
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
away
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
delightful
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From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
employ
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
extra
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
faith
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
farming
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
French
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From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
gardens
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
helped
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
household
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
housewife
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
husband
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
later
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From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
Lord
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
love
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
maids
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
man
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
Master
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
months
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From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
more
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
needs
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
neglected
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
often
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
outdoor
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
peasants
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
plenty
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From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
rode
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
stronger
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
superintended
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
talk
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
three
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From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a good housewife, and though since her aunt's time the household had been augmented by more maids and one extra outdoor man, she still found plenty to employ her time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
TUTOR
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From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
very
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
village
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From this reading Life in the little French village to Adrienne was entirely delightful.
visit
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From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALAIN'S TUTOR IT was three months later.
well
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From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rode with her husband very often, helped him in his farming, superintended the Château gardens, and looked well after the needs of the peasants in the village.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She never neglected Agatha, and would always come away from a visit and talk with her, the stronger in her faith and love in her Lord and Master.
