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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 A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
Amyôt
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
any
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
Bonaventure
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
bought
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
coast
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
command
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
create
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
day
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
days
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
Desclée
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From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
exaggerated
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
few
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
forget
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From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
hanging
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From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
later
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
laughed
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From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
leisure
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
Loris
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
Loswa
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
made
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
manquée
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From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
meant
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
Othmar
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
Paris
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From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
picture
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
prices
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
record
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
room
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From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
rough
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
said
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From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
saw
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From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
sketch
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
some
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
There
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days later they left the coast for Amyôt and Paris.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
touched
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From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading One day Othmar bought the sketch of him at one of those exaggerated prices which Loswa could command for any trifle which he had touched.
visit
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From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no record left of their visit to Bonaventure save the rough sketch which Loris Loswa had made, and from which he still meant some time, when he should have leisure, to create a great picture.
wife
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From this reading When his wife saw it hanging in his room in Paris she laughed.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are determined,' she said, 'that I shall not forget my _Desclée manquée_.'
