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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
afterglow
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
aged
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
Always
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
Anne
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
Aulnes
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
begin
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
Bihan
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From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
bodice
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
broidered
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
candles
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
chaussons
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
coiffe
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
collarette
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
comes
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
Countess
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From this reading "Madame the Countess is served....
deaf
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
dined
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
dish
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
eighty
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
end
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
flushed
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
Fäouette
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
garrulous
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
gentle
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
gently
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
GHOULS
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
House
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
infancy
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
latticed
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
Le
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From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
lighted
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
lived
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
Madame
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From this reading "Madame the Countess is served....
mistress
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
moved
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
night
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
old
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
Ouidame
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From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
perhaps
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
pretty
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From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
red
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
rose
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
said
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
salver
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
second
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
seen
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
served
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
talked
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From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
two
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
velvet
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Always she talked as she moved about with dish and salver--garrulous, deaf, and aged, and perhaps flushed with the gentle afterglow of that second infancy which comes before the night.
white
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
wide
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
window
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From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
wine
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GHOULS They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them--old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her _chaussons_ broidered with the rose.
Woods
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
years
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From this reading I have lived through eighty years and I have seen life begin and end in the Woods of Aulnes--alas!--in the Woods and the House of Aulnes----" "The red wine, Anne," said her mistress, gently.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Ouidame!_ It is I, Anne Le Bihan, who tell you this, my pretty gentleman.
