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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 Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
awaiting
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From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
bearing
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
Bonnibel
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From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
Bonnibel's
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
came
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
Carlyle
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
curious
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
distance
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From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
Dolores
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
English
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
envelope
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From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
French
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
hand-writing
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From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
hour
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
le
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
letter
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
lettre
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
Madam
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
maid
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
melange
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
monsieur
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
opened
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From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
pleasure
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From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
presence
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
quitted
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
rather
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From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
read
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From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
retreated
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From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
room
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
said
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
salver
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
some
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From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
surprise
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From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonnibel took the letter, and Dolores retreated to a little distance and stood awaiting her pleasure.
tremulous
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From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
Une
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From this reading "_Une lettre_ from monsieur le colonel, for Madam Carlyle," she said, in her curious _melange_ of French and English.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Colonel Carlyle had not quitted the room an hour before Bonnibel's maid, Dolores, came into her presence, bearing a sealed letter upon a salver.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
words
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From this reading She read these words in a rather tremulous hand-writing:
write
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From this reading "What can he have to write to me of?" she thought, in some surprise, as she opened the envelope.
