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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 Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
able
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
active
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
afternoon
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
age
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
aggressive
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
all
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
American
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
approaching
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
Bernard
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
Bienville
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
bowing
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
Captain
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
charming
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
child
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
child's
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
daring
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
days
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
dowered
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
dwelt
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
eighteen
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
enjoyed
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
even
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
flirt
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
four
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
French
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
generous
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
get
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
governesses
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
happy
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
Harper
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
impulses
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
indeed
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
indiscretion
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
inheritance
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
interfere
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
interview
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
lady
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
little
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
Lucie
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
Madame
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
money
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
more
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
nursery
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
only
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
out
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
part
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
parting
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
Paul
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
pleasure
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
Ravenel
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
remain
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
romanticist
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
seems
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
servants
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
shown
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
Sophie
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
spend
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
stolen
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
ten
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
time
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
training
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From this reading Not all her French training had been able to get the American out of her, and she had with it all the generous impulses and the happy daring with which the American child seems to be dowered.
twice
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
usual
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
Verney
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
very
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From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
vision
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
walks
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From this reading Paul Verney, in his afternoon walks, had the pleasure of bowing twice to Captain and Madame Ravenel, but neither time was Lucie with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
well-developed
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucie had only four days more to remain in Bienville, but, except for the approaching parting from Sophie and Ravenel, they were indeed very happy days to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
wished
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From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The child's active and aggressive little mind, which was part of her American inheritance, dwelt on that charming vision which Harper, with the usual indiscretion of servants and nursery governesses, had shown her--that vision of all the money she wished to spend, which would be hers at eighteen, with no one, not even Madame Bernard, to interfere.
years
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
young
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From this reading Lucie enjoyed another stolen interview with Paul Verney, for this young lady, at ten years of age, was a well-developed flirt and romanticist.
