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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 She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
any
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
assault
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
budge
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
cloak
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
completed
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
de
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determined
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
door
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
executed
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
expected
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
faithfully
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
fruitless
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
further
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
garden
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
HALF
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
hour
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
house
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
inmates
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
intruders
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
later
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
left
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
lime-tree
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
loss
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
mademoiselle's
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
manœuver
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
meanwhile
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
met
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
MICHEL'S
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
muffled
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
opposition
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
orders
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
other
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
outside
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
Péron
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
quiet
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
refusing
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
results
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From this reading He had expected no results from it, after mademoiselle’s manœuver, but had faithfully executed his orders.
retreated
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
sat
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From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
search
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
Sieur
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
STORY
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From this reading MADAME MICHEL’S STORY HALF an hour later, Péron had completed his fruitless search.
street
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
supposed
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
there
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From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
understand
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
Vesson
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
wait
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From this reading It was indeed so quiet outside that he was at a loss to understand it, and supposed that the Sieur de Vesson had determined to wait for him in the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She, meanwhile, had retreated to the garden, where she sat under a lime-tree, her cloak muffled about her, and refusing to budge until the intruders left the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the other inmates Péron met with no opposition, neither was there any further assault upon the door.
