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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 Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
absolutely
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From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
answer
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
Antibes
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From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
artist
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From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
beautiful
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
boys
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
came
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
day
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Svirski did not read it.
dressed
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
give
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
gone
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From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
hour
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Svirski did not read it.
joyously
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From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
lady
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
Lageat
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
letter
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
lunch
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
only
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
Pani
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
persons
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
read
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From this reading Svirski did not read it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
see
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From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
servant
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
stated
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
studio
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
Svirski
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From this reading Svirski did not read it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
there
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From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
three
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
Toulon
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From this reading "To Toulon! to Toulon!" cried the artist, joyously.
two
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
wanted
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From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning there was no one to whom Pani Lageat could give that answer, for only a letter came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The lady wanted absolutely to see you; but I told her that you had gone to Antibes."
youthful
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From this reading Next day when Pani Lageat brought a lunch for three persons to the studio, she stated that an hour before the same two handsome boys had come, this time, however, not with a strangely dressed servant, but with a youthful and beautiful lady.
