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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 Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
absurdes
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
all
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From this reading "I hate all that sort of thing.
always
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From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
arguments
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
avec
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
broke
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
campagne
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
ces
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
comme
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
cure
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
date
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
de
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
demontre
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
des
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
devant
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
Dieu
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
discovered
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Doll
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
entreated
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
et
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
exception
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
explain
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From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
feu
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
finish
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
fit
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
fondent
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Guy
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
hate
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From this reading "I hate all that sort of thing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Hugh
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
Il
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
inconsistants
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
irrefutables
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
la
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
le
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
literary
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From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
making
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
MAUPASSANT
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
moving
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Mr
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
ne
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
necessary
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From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
neige
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
peut
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
qu'on
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
qui
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
qul
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
Rachel
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
raison
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
said
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From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
saisir
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Saturday
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
sketch
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
sort
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From this reading "I hate all that sort of thing.
stay
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Sunday
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
Sybell
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
Sybell's
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
terms
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hate all that sort of thing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
triomphants
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From this reading Il le fit avec des arguments inconsistants et irrefutables, de ces arguments qui fondent devant la raison comme la neige an feu, et qu'on ne peut saisir, des arguments absurdes et triomphants, de cure de campagne qul demontre Dieu.--Guy DE MAUPASSANT.
Tristram
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
unable
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
up
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From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I am not literary," said Doll, who always thought it necessary to explain that he was not what no one thought he was.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
wife
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From this reading When Doll discovered that his wife had asked that gentleman to stay over Sunday he entreated Hugh, in moving terms, to do the same.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sybell's party broke up on Saturday, with the exception of Rachel and Mr. Tristram, who had been unable to finish by that date a sketch he was making of Sybell.
