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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 As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
all
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
Amyôt
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
any
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From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
approached
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
arrived
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
bay
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
Béthune
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
came
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
century
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From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
châtelaine
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From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
clipped
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
commentarynounUS /ˈkɑməntəri/
spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
compelled
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From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
Court
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From this reading 'Is the Court over?
cows
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
decision
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
deep
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
doctrines
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
entered
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
especial
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
fear
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
figure
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
formality
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
gardens
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
graceful
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
greeting
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
hand
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is the Court over?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
kissed
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
Lisette
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
living
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
love
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
Lubin
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
many
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
master
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
met
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
nature
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
out
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Is the Court over?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
pretty
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
said
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
saluted
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
sit
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From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
smoother
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
stately
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
sward
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
things
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
truer
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From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
walls
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From this reading As they entered on the smoother sward of the stately gardens a figure came out of the deep shadow of clipped walls of bay and approached them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We have said many pretty things about love, Béthune in especial; but we met Lubin with Lisette loitering behind their cows, and I fear the living commentary was truer to nature than all our doctrines.'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
wife
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From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'It will have to sit for half a century if it be compelled to come to any,' returned the châtelaine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At what decision has it arrived?' said the master of Amyôt as he saluted the party and kissed the hand of his wife with a graceful formality of greeting.
