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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 Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
again
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
alarm
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
aware
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
cannot
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
curiosity
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
d'Infreville
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
days
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
dear
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
departure
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
fact
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
felt
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
Florence
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
friend
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
Go
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
husband
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
INCENTIVES
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From this reading THE STRONGEST OF INCENTIVES.
intense
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
interest
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
letter
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
Madame
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
Michel
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
moment
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
need
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
object
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From this reading "And the object of this letter?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRONGEST OF INCENTIVES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
rather
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
received
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
recovering
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
said
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
STRONGEST
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From this reading THE STRONGEST OF INCENTIVES.
tell
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRONGEST OF INCENTIVES.
then
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
thing
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And the object of this letter?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
told
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
turned
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From this reading Madame d'Infreville, recovering from the alarm she had felt for a moment, again turned to her friend, and said:
two
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
Valentine
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
waiting
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From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
well
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From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go on, Florence, I need not tell you with what curiosity, or rather with what intense interest, I am waiting."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, well then, my dear Valentine, one thing my husband cannot have told you, as he was not aware of the fact, is that I received a letter from Michel two days after your departure."
