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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 On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
afternoon
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
arrived
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
Beaupré
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
Bernard
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
brilliant
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
charmingly
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
cheerful
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
come
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
composed
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
day
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
Denise
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
ever
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
face
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
husbandlike
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
imagined
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
inquired
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
little
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
looked
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
Lucie
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
Lucie's
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
manner
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
matter-of-fact
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
message
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
more
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
ordered
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
Paul
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
quite
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
report
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
returned
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
said
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From this reading Paul looked as cheerful and composed as ever, and said to Lucie in quite a matter-of-fact, husbandlike manner:
sent
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
sparkling
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From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
table
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
tea
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
terrace
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anything more brilliant and sparkling than Lucie's face could not be imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
together
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From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
Toni
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
Verney
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From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Paul and Lucie were having tea together at a little table on the terrace when Toni arrived.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the afternoon of the day when they returned to Beaupré Paul Verney ordered Toni to report to him at the Château Bernard for a message.
word
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From this reading She smiled charmingly on Toni, inquired after Denise and sent word to her to come to the château.
