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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 Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
afraid
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
afternoon
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
all
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
arrangement
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
away
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
barracks
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
civil
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From this reading You have got to be civil to him."
compelled
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
confident
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
Denise
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
dog
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
Duval
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
find
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
five
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
got
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From this reading You have got to be civil to him."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
headache
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
home
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
like
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
liked
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
met
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
mother
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
Now
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
o'clock
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
polite
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
raging
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
rather
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
remain
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
rendezvous
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From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
returned
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
running
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
said
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
sergeant
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
station
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
sufficiently
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
surprised
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
Toni
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
too
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From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
tram
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
treating
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
victory
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From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
warned
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From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
way
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From this reading So, on their way to the rendezvous he had warned her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Toni returned to the barracks confident of victory, and was not at all surprised when, at five o'clock, he met his mother and the sergeant and Denise at the tram station, to find that Mademoiselle Duval had a raging headache and was compelled to remain at home.
won't
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From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sergeant, too, rather liked the arrangement, except that he was afraid that Denise would not be sufficiently polite to Toni.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Denise," he said, "I won't have you running away from Toni and treating him like a dog before his mother this afternoon.
