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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 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
amiss
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From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
breakfast
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
doesn't
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
face
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From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
favour
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
fellows
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
forehead
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
getting
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
girl
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
good-humoured
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From this reading Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply.
grateful
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
he'll
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
It's
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
kind
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
kissed
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
kitchen
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
made
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From this reading Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply.
Marie
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
Marie's
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
met
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
Michel
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
patted
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
rare
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
reply
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From this reading Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply.
said
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
see
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
seem
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From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
shoulder
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
smiled
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From this reading Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply.
some
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From this reading Marie smiled, and made some good-humoured reply.
son
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
there
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
up
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
Voss
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From this reading On the next morning Michel Voss and his son met in the kitchen, and found Marie already there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
Well
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No one could have told by her face that there was anything amiss with her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
you've
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From this reading 'Well, my girl,' said Michel, as he patted Marie's shoulder, and kissed her forehead, 'you've been up getting a rare breakfast for these fellows, I see.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It's the last favour of the kind he'll ever have at your hands,' continued Michel, 'and yet he doesn't seem to be half grateful.'
