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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
awoke
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
Bastien
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
carriage
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
close
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
course
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
David
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
Doctor
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
door
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
Dufour
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
escorted
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
exclaimed
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
Far
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
found
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
friend
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
greatly
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
hearing
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
house
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
how
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
indeed
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
judge
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
just
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
lives
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
Madame
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
Marie
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
more
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
only
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
painful
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
pitied
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
Poor
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From this reading "Poor woman! poor woman!"
reentered
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
referring
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remarked
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
reverie
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
scene
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
seem
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
son
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
standing
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
still
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
suffer
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
think
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From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
thinking
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
thoughtfully
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
turned
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
window
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From this reading After he had escorted Marie to her carriage Doctor Dufour reentered the house and found his friend still standing thoughtfully by the window.
witnessed
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From this reading On hearing the door open and close, David awoke from his reverie and turned toward the doctor, who, thinking of the painful scene which they had just witnessed, exclaimed, referring of course to Madame Bastien:
woman
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From this reading "Poor woman! poor woman!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Far more than you think, for she lives only for her son; so you can judge how she must suffer."
young
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From this reading "The young woman does indeed seem greatly to be pitied," remarked David.
