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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 When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
absorbed
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
afraid
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
all
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
aspect
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From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
aware
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From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
away
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
Blanche
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
blesse
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
breast
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
came
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
caprices
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
cause
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
certain
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
changed
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From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
conservatories
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
corsage
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
de
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
dinner
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
doors
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
enter
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
friends
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
grand
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
hein
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
husband
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
joined
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
knew
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
Laon
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
lips
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
lying
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
manner
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From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
near
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
nervously
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
pearls
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
pleasure
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
renewed
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
roses
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
saw
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
seeing
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
seldom
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
silent
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
soft
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
somewhat
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
staircase
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
tea
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
thrice
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
tremor
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
Twice
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From this reading Twice or thrice she looked nervously at the doors; that was all; she was afraid of seeing her husband enter.
uncertain
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
used
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
velvet
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
victorious
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
vous
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was aware of anything changed in her manner or aspect.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
white
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From this reading When that time had passed she descended the grand staircase and joined her friends in the conservatories; the tea roses renewed in the white velvet of her corsage, the great pearls lying on her white soft breast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
world
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From this reading Ça vous blesse?_ At the long dinner she was somewhat silent and absorbed, but her world was used to her caprices, and knew that she was seldom pleased long.
Ça
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From this reading When he came she looked away from him, and Blanche de Laon, who was near her, saw a certain tremor on her lips, and thought with victorious pleasure, though uncertain of the cause: _Ça vous blesse, hein?
