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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 “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
abloom
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
all
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
Bon
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
chair
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
Chantonnay
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
de
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
Dieu
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
dimpled
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
explained
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
friend
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
further
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
garden
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
Gemosac
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
gesture
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
hand
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
house
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
incoherent
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
indicating
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
looks
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
Madame
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
made
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
Marquis
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
month
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
mulberry-tree
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
near
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
old
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
rather
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
river
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
roses
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From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
sea
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From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
statement
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From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the Marquis had found her in a chair beneath the mulberry-tree in the old garden of that house near Gemosac which looks across the river toward the sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is the month of May,” she further explained, indicating with a gesture of her dimpled hand the roses abloom all around them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bon Dieu! my old friend, what do you expect?” replied Madame de Chantonnay to a rather incoherent statement made to her one May afternoon by the Marquis de Gemosac.
young
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From this reading One is young.
