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affairs
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
all
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
aside
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
bad
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
carefully
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
carry
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
coin
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
coppers
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
DE
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
deniers
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
fact
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
far
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
figures
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
gazed
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
glistening
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
going
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
hard
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
heaps
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
Henris
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
interested
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
L'OISEAU
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
landscape
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
lay
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
making
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
money
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
monsieur
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
night
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
nine
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
out
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
Pierrebon
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
Poitiers
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
present
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
rising
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
round
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From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
set
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
seven
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
small
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
sols
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
sorted
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
state
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
storm
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
sunlight
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
table
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
then
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
thirty-one
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
Thirty-three
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
touching
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From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
TOUR
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
two
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From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
walked
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
warm
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
wet
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From this reading The storm of last night had passed, and Poitiers lay before me, all wet and glistening in warm sunlight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TOUR DE L'OISEAU "Thirty-three Henris, of which two are bad, these I have set aside--seven sols, and nine deniers, making in all thirty-one Henris, seven sols, and nine coppers of good money--and this is all, monsieur."
window
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From this reading I looked at the small heaps of coin he had sorted out carefully on the table before me, and then rising walked to my window and gazed out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was touching the afternoon, and I was going over the present state of my affairs with Pierrebon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was not, however, interested in the landscape but in the hard fact that thirty-one Henris, in round figures, would not carry me far in what I had before me.
