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adjourned
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
Alain
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
all
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am proud to hear it, my kinsman.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
Bretagne
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
company
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
Continent
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
de
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
disturbing
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
drinking
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
Duchesse
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
ear
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
Enguerrand
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
gain
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
generally
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
given
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
guests
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am proud to hear it, my kinsman.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
Isaura
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
kinsman
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From this reading “I am proud to hear it, my kinsman.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
ladies
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
Marquis
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
men
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
Much
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
Paris
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
prejudices
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
proud
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From this reading “I am proud to hear it, my kinsman.”
quitted
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
rested
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
retire
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
said
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
salon
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
signal
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
sit
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
Tarascon
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From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
then
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From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
together
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much that you then said rested on my mind, disturbing the prejudices I took from Bretagne.”
Vandemar
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
visit
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From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So when the signal was given all the guests adjourned to the salon; and Alain quitted Isaura to gain the ear of the Duchesse de Tarascon.
wine
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From this reading On the Continent generally, as we all know, men do not sit drinking wine together after the ladies retire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is long--at, least long for Paris life,” said the Marquis--“since my first visit to you, in company with Enguerrand de Vandemar.
