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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 I am a Bohemian.
absolutely
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
all
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From this reading We have finished with all that.
allow
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a Bohemian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
Anne
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
Bohemian
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From this reading I am a Bohemian.
dear
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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
declared
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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
declined
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
escort
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
finished
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From this reading We have finished with all that.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
half-past
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have finished with all that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
home
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a Bohemian.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
JULIEN
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
natural
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
new
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
ridiculous
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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
rose
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
stubbornness
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
supper
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
table
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have finished with all that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
twelve
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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have finished with all that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have finished with all that.
WORK
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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.