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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 MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
associates
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
Boisrenard
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
called
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From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
calling
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
continue
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
day
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
de
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From this reading "Mme. Walter and Mme. de Marelle," was the reply.
door
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From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
drawing-room
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
Du
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
entering
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
farce
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
following
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
Forestier
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
HAND
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
hearing
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
heart
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From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
home
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
hour
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From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
ladies
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
later
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From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
Marelle
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From this reading "Mme. Walter and Mme. de Marelle," was the reply.
Mme
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From this reading "Mme. Walter and Mme. de Marelle," was the reply.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
office
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
opened
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From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
proceeded
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
pulsated
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From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
reply
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From this reading "Mme. Walter and Mme. de Marelle," was the reply.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
Roy
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
servant
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
sought
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
sound
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
TAKES
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
there
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
violently
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From this reading His heart pulsated violently as he opened the door.
voices
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From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
WALTER
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
war
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
warn
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From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mme. Walter and Mme. de Marelle," was the reply.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Du Roy returned an hour later, no one called him by that name.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From the office he proceeded to his home, and hearing the sound of ladies' voices in the drawing-room, he asked the servant: "Who is here?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MADAME WALTER TAKES A HAND On entering the office the following day, Du Roy sought Boisrenard and told him to warn his associates not to continue the farce of calling him Forestier, or there would be war.
