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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 With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
accompanied
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
AFTERWARDS
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
arrived
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
attend
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
attire
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
Chateau
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
command
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
consideration
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
Countess
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
day
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
days
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
de
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
delayed
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
father
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
few
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
great
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
guardsman
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
happily
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
health
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
Here
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
house
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
Hugues
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
Hugues's
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
improved
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
inn
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
joy
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
known
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
later
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
Lavardin
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
lodging
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
longer
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
made
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
marriage
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
Mathilde
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
meanwhile
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
Montoire
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
now
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
off
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
only
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
personal
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
possessions
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
put
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
received
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
remained
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
removed
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From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
resumed
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
sex
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
stayed
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From this reading But meanwhile my father and I stayed only a day at Montoire, lodging at the inn there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
then
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
there
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From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
treated
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
Two
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From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
utmost
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From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the Countess, now happily improved in health, resumed the attire of her sex, which she had there put off.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father then accompanied her to the Chateau de Lavardin, and made her known to the guardsman in command, by whom she was treated with the utmost consideration.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With Mathilde to attend her, she remained a few days at the chateau, and then removed with her personal possessions to the house of Hugues, whose marriage to Mathilde was no longer delayed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AFTERWARDS Two days later we arrived at Hugues's house, and were received with great joy by him and Mathilde.
