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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 DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
all
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
artist
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
Blanquette
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
cafe
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
cocked
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
DAWN
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
deuce
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
Didn't
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
distance
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
ears
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
explain
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
fiddle
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
field
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You must have studied much."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
jingly
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
like
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
made
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
man's
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
Monsieur
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
much
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From this reading "You must have studied much."
musicians
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have studied much."
Narcisse
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
noise
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
old
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
Paragot
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
pause
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
play
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
polkas
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
ProdigiouslyadverbUS /prəˈdɪdʒəsli/
to an extraordinarily large or impressive degree
From this reading "Prodigiously," said he.
rehearsed
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
repertoire
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
said
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From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
sat
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
situation
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
some
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
studied
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From this reading "You must have studied much."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
tried
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
triumphantly
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From this reading "Didn't I tell you so?" he cried triumphantly.
two
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
up
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
waltzes
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
wondering
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Monsieur," said Blanquette, during a pause, "you play like a great artist."
zither
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From this reading DAWN found us all in a field some distance from the cafe--Paragot, Blanquette, Narcisse, the zither, the fiddle and I, and while the two musicians rehearsed the jingly waltzes and polkas that made up the old man's repertoire, I tried to explain the situation to Narcisse who sat with his ears cocked wondering what the deuce all the noise was about.
