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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 Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
Alphonse
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
apprised
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From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
bereavement
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From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
bringing
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
Clericy
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
Cloud
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
communication
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
constant
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
contrasts
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
de
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
despatched
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
douleur
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
follow
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
foreseen
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
friendship
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
Giraud
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
grand
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
grande
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
Hotel
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From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
instructions
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
ladies
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From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
lawyer
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
Madame
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
more
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
ne
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
nous
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
off
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
once
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From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
Passy
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
qu'une
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
rend
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
Rien
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
set
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
si
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From this reading A Little Cloud "Rien ne nous rend si grand qu'une grande douleur."
sprung
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
train
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
undertaker
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
up
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From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
urgent
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From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
Vicomte's
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From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He and I set off again for Passy, by train this time, as our need was more urgent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading My summons brought him to the Hotel Clericy at once, where he found the ladies already apprised of their bereavement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alphonse Giraud and I--between whom had sprung up that friendship of contrasts which Madame de Clericy had foreseen--were in constant communication.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I despatched instructions to the Vicomte's lawyer to follow by the next train--bringing the undertaker with him.
