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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 Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
beauty
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
bench
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
boyish
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
Cerise
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
childish
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
Children
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From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
conversation
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
crowd
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
dinner
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
enthusiasm
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
even
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
face
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
features
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
Florian
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
found
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
friends
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
full
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
gardens
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
God
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
grow
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
Heaven
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From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
hypocrites
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
king's
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
L'ABBÉ
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
lighting
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
lime-trees
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
little
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
made
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
many
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
MONSIEUR
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
nearer
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From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
now
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
occupants
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
only
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
originated
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
painted
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
passed
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
patched
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
pity
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
powdered
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
progress
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
row
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
said
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
seats
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
Side
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
soberly-clad
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
surely
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From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Children are surely nearer Heaven than ourselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
think
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From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
took
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From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
two
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
up
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From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Side by side they took their seats on a bench under a row of lime-trees, and continued the conversation which had originated in little Cerise and her childish beauty.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a pity to think that they should grow into the painted, patched, powdered hypocrites, of whom so many have passed by us even now.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is a face as God made it,” said Florian, his boyish features lighting up with enthusiasm.
witness
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From this reading MONSIEUR L’ABBÉ The crowd had passed on to witness the king’s dinner, now in full progress, and the two soberly-clad friends found themselves the only occupants of the gardens.
