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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 supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
assisted
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
Bebe
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
billed
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
bind
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
bruised
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
Cyr
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
Dieu
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From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ yes!
evening
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
François
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
girl
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
hat
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
heart
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
infuriate
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
jealous
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
kicked
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
love
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
Mon
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From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ yes!
new
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From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
Newark
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would bind a new love on the heart bruised and broken by the jealous Bebe.
outrages
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
person
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
seek
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From this reading François St. Cyr would seek surcease in Newark.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
St
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
supple
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From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
surcease
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From this reading François St. Cyr would seek surcease in Newark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
troop
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From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The supple person who kicked the hat of François St. Cyr was a chorus girl.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The troop in whose outrages she assisted was billed to infuriate Newark that evening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading François St. Cyr would seek surcease in Newark.
yes
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From this reading _Mon Dieu!_ yes!