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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 A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
Alcée
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
away
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
bottle
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
brother
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
Canal
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
Chavan
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
Clarisse
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
country
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
cousin
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
day
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
dear
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
depth
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
down
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
Farceur
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
fat
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
four
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
glass
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
Hector
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
Hector's
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
how
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
later
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
laughed
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
lived
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
Maman
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
mother
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
off
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
quivered
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
refilled
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
regard
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
sauterne
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
shoulders
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
showed
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From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
sound
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
Street
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
strove
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
Sunday
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
Suzanne
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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
two
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
va
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
volante
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
walking
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From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day or two later, Hector was walking down Canal Street at four in the afternoon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * On Sunday morning, when Maman Chavan strove to sound the depth of Hector's feeling for Suzanne, he told her again:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He showed her, away off across the country, where his mother lived, and his brother Alcée, and his cousin Clarisse.
white
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
Women
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From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
wore
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From this reading "_Farceur va!_" and Maman Chavan laughed, and her fat shoulders quivered under the white _volante_ she wore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Women, my dear Maman Chavan, you know how it is with me in regard to women," and he refilled her glass from the bottle of sauterne.
