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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 THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
absorbed
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
assume
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
back
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
bickered
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
broad
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
broke
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From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
completely
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
Comte
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
curtain
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
d'Aumont
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
damask
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
de
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
drawn
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
ears
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From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
earth
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
expended
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
Faith
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From this reading "Faith!
feet
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
figure
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
fought
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
fully
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
Gaston
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
girl
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
interposing
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
interruption
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
intruder
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
laugh
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From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
laughed
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
Lydie
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
mauvais
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
Mme
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
other
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
own
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
Pompadour
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
privacy
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
revealed
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
said
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
shrill
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From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
side
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
soon
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
Stainville
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
sujet
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
talked
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
tracked
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From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
TRICK
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From this reading THE FIRST TRICK A shrill laugh suddenly broke on their ears.
universe
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
unprepared
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
unwelcome
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
world
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From this reading So absorbed had Lydie been in her dream that she had completely forgotten the other world, the one that laughed and talked, that fought and bickered on the other side of the damask curtain which was the boundary of her own universe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! at last you are tracked to earth, _mauvais sujet_," said Mme. de Pompadour, as soon as the Comte de Stainville stood fully revealed before her.
young
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From this reading Gaston de Stainville, we may assume, was not quite so unprepared for interruption as the young girl, for even before the shrill laugh had expended itself, he was already on his feet, and had drawn the damask curtain back again, interposing the while his broad figure between Lydie d'Aumont and the unwelcome intruder on their privacy.
