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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 Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
afternoon
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
Also
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
amused
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From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
arms
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
Baby
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
beautiful
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
Bernard
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
birthday
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
boy
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
boyhood
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
breakfast
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
carried
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
celebrated
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
chain
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
child
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
clasped
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
clung
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
days
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
Denise
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
few
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
fête
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
gallant
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
given
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
go
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
gold
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
hung
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
immensely
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From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
invited
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
Jacques
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
little
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
Lucie's
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
many
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
much
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
neck
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
nurse
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
Paul
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
Paul's
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
pleased
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From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
present
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From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
refusing
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
returned
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
served
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
soldier
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
tenacity
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
terrace
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
there
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This pleased Toni immensely and amused everybody present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
toddling
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
Toni
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From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
Toni's
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
wedding
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From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was given on the terrace of the Château Bernard where Paul and Lucie's wedding breakfast had been served.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Baby Paul's birthday was celebrated a few days after Toni and Denise returned, and there was a little fête, to which they were invited.
whole
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From this reading Also the little boy clung to Toni and, refusing to go to his nurse, insisted on being carried in Toni's arms the whole afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
years
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From this reading The baby, a beautiful child toddling about, clung to Jacques, which hung around his neck by a little gold chain, with as much tenacity as Toni had clasped that gallant soldier for so many years of his boyhood.
