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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 Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
again
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
air
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
Bastien
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
beating
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
beg
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From this reading "Please, monsieur, I beg you, tell me what you wish of me."
blouse
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
chimneypiece
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
clear
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
degree
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
directly
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you wish, monsieur?"
drunkenness
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
even
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
expression
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
eyebrows
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
first
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
front
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
hands
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
heart
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
husband
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please, monsieur, I beg you, tell me what you wish of me."
implacable
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
Jacques
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
knit
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
lamp
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
leaves
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
library
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
Madame
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
madness
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
Marie
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please, monsieur, I beg you, tell me what you wish of me."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
monsieur
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From this reading "What do you wish, monsieur?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
Please
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From this reading "Please, monsieur, I beg you, tell me what you wish of me."
pockets
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
question
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
quite
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
reached
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
renders
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
reply
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From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
said
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
satirical
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
set
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
sinister
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
smiled
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
sometimes
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
stared
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
tell
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From this reading "Please, monsieur, I beg you, tell me what you wish of me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
violently
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From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you wish, monsieur?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Madame Bastien, whose heart was beating violently, set the lamp on the chimneypiece in the library, and said to her husband:
wife
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From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Jacques had reached that degree of drunkenness which is not madness, which leaves the mind even quite clear, but which renders the will implacable; he did not at first reply to the question of Marie, who said again:
wish
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From this reading "What do you wish, monsieur?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jacques, both hands in the pockets of his blouse, stood directly in front of his wife; sometimes he knit his eyebrows with a sinister expression as he stared at her, sometimes he smiled with a satirical air.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you wish, monsieur?"
