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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 It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
Annette
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her mind was at rest.
avec
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
best
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
ce
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
certain
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
ceux
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
d'etre
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
days
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
en
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
facts
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
faut
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
foreboding
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From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
France
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
friends
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
friendship
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
gave
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mind was at rest.
ignorance
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
Il
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
Janey
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
later
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
le
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
logique
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was at rest.
monde
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
ne
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
oppressed
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
pas
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
qui
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
remembered
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was at rest.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
Roger
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
savoir
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
sont
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
suffit
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
suspense
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From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
trust
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
two
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From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
VALTOUR
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
vivre
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From this reading "Il ne suffit pas d'etre logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas."--VALTOUR.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They ought to have been terrible days, days of suspense and foreboding, but they were not.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had long oppressed her that her two best friends, Roger and Janey, were in ignorance of certain facts about her which their friendship for her and their trust in her gave them a right to know.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
years
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From this reading In later years Annette remembered little of the days that passed while Roger was in France.
