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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 We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
addressing
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
all
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From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
cannot
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From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
carriage
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
de
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
dear
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
distributed
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From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
don't
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
events
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From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
find
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
first-class
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
hastily
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
how
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
Jonquiere
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
knew
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
Madame
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
mother
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
much
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
needlework
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From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
occupy
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From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
only
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From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We cannot even occupy ourselves with a little needlework, as it is forbidden.
patients
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
pity
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
place
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From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
Raymonde
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
resource
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From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
said
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
sleep
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From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She, at all events, has something to occupy her.”
taken
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
try
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From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
up
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From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I asked for a place with the patients, but all were already distributed, so that my only resource will be to try to sleep tonight.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And addressing herself to Madame de Jonquiere, she added: “If you only knew how long we find the time in our fine first-class carriage.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah! my dear,” she hastily said to Raymonde, “don’t pity your mother for being so much taken up with her patients.
