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1846
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
1850
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
5th
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Alfred
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Typed by Brett Fishburne Proofed by Reina Hosier and Kestrel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
August
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
bourgeoisie
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Brett
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brother
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Century
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
Chateau
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
de
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
destined
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Dieppe
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
directing
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Eighteenth
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
family
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
father
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Fishburne
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Flaubert
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Gustave
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Guy
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Hosier
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From this reading Typed by Brett Fishburne Proofed by Reina Hosier and Kestrel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
influence
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Kestrel
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lady
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Laure
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Le
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Lorraine
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
married
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Maupassant
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
Maupassants
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
middle
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
Miromesnil
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
near
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From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
Normandy
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
old
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
playmate
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Poittevin
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Proofed
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Reina
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rich
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
Rouen
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
settled
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From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
son
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
son's
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
surgeon
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From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
Typed
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guy de Maupassant was born at the Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, on August 5th, 1850.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Maupassants were an old Lorraine family who had settled in Normandy in the middle of the Eighteenth Century.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her brother Alfred, she had been the playmate of Gustave Flaubert, the son of a Rouen surgeon, who was destined to have a directing influence on her son's life.
young
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From this reading His father had married in 1846 a young lady of the rich bourgeoisie, Laure Le Poittevin.
