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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
Clagny
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
Countess
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From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
de
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
dear
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
deeply
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
Droite
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
et
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
evening
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
face
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
fun
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
Gauche
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
Gozlan's
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
Hand
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
home
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
impress
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
La
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
laughing
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From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
lawyer
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
Leon
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
made
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
Main
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
man
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
Monsieur
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
mother
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
notices
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From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
passion
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From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
pensive
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
performance
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
play
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From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
plays
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From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
said
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From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
say
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
taking
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He plays at passion,” said the Countess, laughing.
theatre
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been to the first performance of Leon Gozlan’s first play, _La Main Droite et la Main Gauche_ (The Right Hand and the Left).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made fun of Monsieur de Clagny to his face, and the lawyer said, “She notices me.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
wife
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From this reading One evening Monsieur de Clagny and his wife were taking his dear Countess home from the theatre, and she was deeply pensive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
Yes
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From this reading “I impress that poor man so deeply,” said she to her mother, laughing, “that if I would say Yes, I believe he would say No.”
