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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 “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
always
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
ascribed
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
autumn
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
Brittany
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
broke
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
business
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
buy
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
character
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
cross-road
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
devil
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
domesticity
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
dropped
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
exterior
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
fact
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
friend
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
going
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
hint
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
host
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
house
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
idea
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
it's
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
Just
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
Kerfol
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
Lanrivain
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
like
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
living
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
matter
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
most
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
motoring
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
own
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
people
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
place
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
present
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
Quimper
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
rather
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
romantic
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
said
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
second
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
solitary-minded
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From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
song
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From this reading The present people are dead broke, and it’s going for a song--you ought to buy it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
turn
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
unsociable
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
up
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
way
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From this reading My friend was motoring over to Quimper on business: he dropped me on the way, at a cross-road on a heath, and said: “First turn to the right and second to the left.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
worth
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From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany.
yearnings
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From this reading It was not with the least idea of living up to the character my friend Lanrivain ascribed to me (as a matter of fact, under my unsociable exterior I have always had secret yearnings for domesticity) that I took his hint one autumn afternoon and went to Kerfol.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ought to buy it,” said my host; “its Just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you.
