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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 There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
anger
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
Annora's
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
any
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From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
better
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
brother
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
Clement
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
curious
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
Darpent
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
day
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
dear
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
disappointed
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
English
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
enter
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
eyes
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
flashed
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
Frenchman
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From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
gallant
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
honour
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
hoped
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From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
learn
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
Lens
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
lines
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
love
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
Loved
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
Monsieur
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
more
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
much
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
news
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
perhaps
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
perplexed
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
practicing
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
said
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
salon
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
scene
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
sentiment
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From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
sister
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
some
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
somewhat
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
songs
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
speak
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
There
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
trying
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
two
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
understood
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From this reading He had been trying to learn English, and perhaps understood it better than he could speak it, but he was somewhat perplexed by those two gallant lines-- ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.’
victory
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From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a curious scene in our salon the day after the news had come of the great victory of Lens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
wished
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From this reading Clement Darpent had been brought in by my brother, who wished him to hear some English songs which my sister and I had been practicing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should have hoped that if any Frenchman could, it would be you!’
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Annora’s eyes flashed with disappointed anger as she said, ‘You enter not into the sentiment, Monsieur.
