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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 As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three-quarters of an hour after, Barrois returned, bringing the notary with him.
also
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
angrily
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
arrival
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From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
awaited
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From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
Barrois
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
became
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
bringing
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From this reading Three-quarters of an hour after, Barrois returned, bringing the notary with him.
clouded
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
countenance
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
expression
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
eyebrows
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
girl
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
giving
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
hour
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From this reading Three-quarters of an hour after, Barrois returned, bringing the notary with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
indifference
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
knitted
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
made
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
malicious
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
many
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
Noirtier
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
notary
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From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
perfect
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
perfectly
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
quietly
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From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
remain
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three-quarters of an hour after, Barrois returned, bringing the notary with him.
room
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
said
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
saw
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
seat
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From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
side
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From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
soonnounUS /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
things
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
Three-quarters
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From this reading Three-quarters of an hour after, Barrois returned, bringing the notary with him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a seat, and quietly awaited the arrival of the notary.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
understood
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
Valentine
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From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
Villefort
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Noirtier saw him seat himself with an appearance of perfect indifference, at the same time giving a side look at Valentine, which made her understand that she also was to remain in the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as Barrois had left the room, Noirtier looked at Valentine with a malicious expression that said many things.
young
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From this reading The young girl perfectly understood the look, and so did Villefort, for his countenance became clouded, and he knitted his eyebrows angrily.
