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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 Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
accent
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
apartments
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
appeared
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
bijou
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
boudoir
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
consisted
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
dine
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
Dolores
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
dusting
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From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
finish
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
Flat
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
French
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
go
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
Lorette
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
lost
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
Madame
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From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
maid
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
MAN
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From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.
Monsieur
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
native
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From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
New
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
now
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
née
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.
out
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
Parisian
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
portion
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
quiet
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
respectable
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
return
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
reverie
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
room
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From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
said
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From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
sit
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
speaking
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From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
to-day
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
to-morrow
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From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
WOMAN
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From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.
York
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From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.
