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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 The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
aigrette
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
all
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
altar
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
anniversary
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
Bienville
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
bonnet
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
came
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
capabilities
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From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
chances
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
chapel
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
collar
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
corporal
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
day
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
dazzled
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
decked
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
Denise
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
fine
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From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
flowers
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
garrison
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
gown
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
great
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From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
handsome
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
lace
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
land
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
leading
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
lieutenant
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
like
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
line
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From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
looked
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
Lucie
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
make
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From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
Marcel
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
marriage
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
more
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
much
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
organ
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
Paul
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
paying
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
piece
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
played
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From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
purple
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
resplendent
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
sale
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
selected
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
sergeant
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
silk
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From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
sometime
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
speculated
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Marcel came from Bienville to the wedding and was resplendent in a purple silk gown, a lace collar and a bonnet with an aigrette in it.
together
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
Toni
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
two
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wedding was as fine as Lucie could make it, and she had great capabilities in that line.
wedding
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
wholly
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The garrison chapel was decked with flowers, the organ played, and it was much more like the wedding of a lieutenant than a corporal--Lucie paying for it all.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
year
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
years
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From this reading Toni and Denise had selected for their wedding day the anniversary of the marriage of Paul and Lucie two years before.
young
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From this reading She looked so young and handsome that, together with the sale of her piece of land, she wholly dazzled the sergeant, who speculated on his chances of leading her to the altar sometime within a year.
