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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 In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
accompanied
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
advanced
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
artist
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
assured
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
away
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
borrowing
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
bottle
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
breakfasted
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
brick-tiled
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
came
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
cap
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
cigar
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
compliment
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
de
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
further
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
garden
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
home
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
hospitality
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
hostess
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
house
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
inn
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
invited
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
licence
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
Longmore
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
Madame
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
Mauves
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
minutes
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
omelette
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
orchards
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
parlour
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
pink-faced
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
poplars
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
potagers
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
prevision
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
red
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
reminded
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
reward
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
road
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
sabots
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
served
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
smoke
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From this reading To reward his compliment she invited him to smoke his cigar in her little garden behind the house.
sound
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
speedily
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
stone's
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
straggled
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
throw
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From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
true
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
twenty
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
village
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From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
walk
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From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Longmore was disposed to walk further, and he advanced along the road beneath the poplars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In twenty minutes he came to a village which straggled away to the right, among orchards and potagers.
white
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
wine
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From this reading In the inn he found a brick-tiled parlour and a hostess in sabots and a white cap, whom, over the omelette she speedily served him--borrowing licence from the bottle of sound red wine that accompanied it--he assured she was a true artist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the left, at a stone’s throw from the road, stood a little pink-faced inn which reminded him that he had not breakfasted, having left home with a prevision of hospitality from Madame de Mauves.
