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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
alarm
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
almost
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
Andrew
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
arouse
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From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
back
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
better
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
call
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
care
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
days
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
ears
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
FaithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
France
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
fulness
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
genuine
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
get
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From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
God-forsaken
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From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
host
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
husband
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
Hush
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
knows
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From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
leave
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
lightly
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
loudly
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
lurking
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From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
Madame
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
Marguerite
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
more
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From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
now
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
out
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From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
places
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From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
safe
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
said
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
see
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From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
seeing
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What care I?” she replied lightly, “now I know that my husband is safe, and that I shall see him almost directly!”
Sir
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
spies
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From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
surly
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
suspicions
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From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
talked
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
very
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
walls
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From this reading “Hush!” he said in genuine alarm, for she had talked quite loudly, in the fulness of her glee, “the very walls have ears in France, these days.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall not get anything more out of him, and we might arouse his suspicions.
we'd
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From this reading “Faith, Madame!” said Sir Andrew, seeing that Marguerite seemed desirous to call her surly host back again, “I think we’d better leave him alone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One never knows what spies may be lurking around these God-forsaken places.”
