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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 After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
Adam's
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
advice
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
air
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
asking
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
beautiful
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
beheld
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
came
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
Clementine
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
count
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
countess
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
day
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
francs
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
graceful
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
home
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
III
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
indifference
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
laughter
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
letter
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
Malaga's
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
Marguerite
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From this reading “Marguerite Turquet.”
mistake
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
more
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
Paz
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From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
perfect
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
place
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
pretence
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From this reading On pretence of asking Adam’s advice, Thaddeus had left Malaga’s letter with him, as if by mistake.
salon
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
scene
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
shouting
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
spent
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
ten
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
Thaddeus
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading III Clementine came home the next day, and the day after that Paz beheld her again, more beautiful and graceful than ever.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
thousand
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
treated
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
Turquet
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From this reading “Marguerite Turquet.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
wife
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From this reading After dinner, during which the countess treated Paz with an air of perfect indifference, a little scene took place in the salon between the count and his wife when Thaddeus had left them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
worth
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From this reading “That letter,” thought Thaddeus, shouting with laughter, “is worth the ten thousand francs I have spent upon her.”
