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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 At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
accompanied
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From this reading M. Cabarus accompanied us.
acknowledgment
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
Aimargues
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
Arles
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
Cabarus
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From this reading M. Cabarus accompanied us.
change
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
chatted
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
du
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
exclusion
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
Fifine
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
frigid
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
helped
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
Hôtel
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
knapsack
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
long
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
M
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From this reading M. Cabarus accompanied us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
most
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
Nord
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
ostentatiously
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
part
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
Pinus
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
quarters
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
rather
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
reach
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
returned
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
said
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From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
service
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
shoulder
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From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
sunset
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
together
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
trains
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From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. Cabarus accompanied us.
way
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From this reading He and Fifine had chatted most of the way together, ostentatiously, on her part, to my exclusion.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to change trains at Aimargues, and did not reach Arles until long after sunset.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Arles, I helped M. Cabarus to shoulder his knapsack, a service for which he returned me a rather frigid acknowledgment.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Our quarters,” I said to him, “will be at the Hôtel du Nord Pinus.
