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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 And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
any
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
bad
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
Bourigeau
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
calling
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
carefully
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
Casimir
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
circumstances
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
coin
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
concierge
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
courageous
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
explore
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
feel
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
garden
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
grace
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
hypocrite
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
lantern
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
Leon
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
listen
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
M
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
Madame
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
Marguerite
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
matter
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
now
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
obeyed
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
ordered
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From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
other
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
own
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
particularly
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
rather
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From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
refused
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
repay
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
request
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
ridiculous
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From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
safe
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
said
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From this reading “No matter,” said Madame Leon, “I feel safe now.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And calling M. Casimir and Bourigeau, the concierge, she ordered them to take a lantern and explore the garden carefully.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
Very
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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
well
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From this reading “Very well; it shall be done.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They obeyed, though with rather bad grace, not being particularly courageous, either of them, and, of course, they found nothing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Under any other circumstances Mademoiselle Marguerite would have refused to listen to this ridiculous request; but, determined to repay the hypocrite in her own coin, she replied.
