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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 Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
all
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
arranged
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From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
bowed
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
came
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
care
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From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
chair
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
Cure
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
dispensing
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
down
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
evening
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
got
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
graciously
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
greatest
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From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
hand
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
happy
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
Madame
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
Marie
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
rival
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
sat
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
seats
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From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
side
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From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
soup
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
supper
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
table
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
there
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From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
together
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
trouble
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
uncle
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From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
Urmand
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
usual
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From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
vacant
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From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
Voss
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From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Urmand took a chair on the left hand of Madame Voss, next to him was the Cure, and below the Cure the happy rival.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all sat down together at supper that evening, Marie dispensing her soup as usual before she went to the table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She sat next to her uncle on one side, and below her there were vacant seats.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had all been arranged by Marie herself, with the greatest care.
worst
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From this reading Urmand seemed to have got over the worst of his trouble, and when Marie came to the table bowed to her graciously.
