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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 Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the two octogenarians started slowly down the path leading to Grand Sire's Rock, Zerbinette remarked to her mistress:
chevalier
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day
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
de
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down
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fine
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
going
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From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
Grand
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help
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the two octogenarians started slowly down the path leading to Grand Sire's Rock, Zerbinette remarked to her mistress:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
how
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From this reading You recollect how jealous President de Lunel was of the chevalier.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
jealous
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joke
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
leading
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like
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
Lunel
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madame
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From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
mistress
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octogenarians
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, yes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
osprey
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From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
path
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play
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
President
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recollect
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remarked
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Rock
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said
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
Sigismond
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
Sire's
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slowly
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started
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story
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From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
tell
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From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the two octogenarians started slowly down the path leading to Grand Sire's Rock, Zerbinette remarked to her mistress:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the two octogenarians started slowly down the path leading to Grand Sire's Rock, Zerbinette remarked to her mistress:
two
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You recollect how jealous President de Lunel was of the chevalier.
Well
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
wouldn't
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From this reading Well, one day I said to him, 'Sigismond, wouldn't you like to help me play a fine joke upon the chevalier?'
yes
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From this reading "Oh, yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were going to tell the story of the osprey, madame."
Zerbinette
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From this reading As the two octogenarians started slowly down the path leading to Grand Sire's Rock, Zerbinette remarked to her mistress:
