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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 It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
appeared
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
attention
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
bending
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
cast
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
ceased
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
cloud
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
declared
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
eleven
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
evening
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
eyelids
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
eyes
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
face
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
fixed
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
following
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
gave
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
Grivet
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
guests
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
half-past
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
head
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
hosts
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
household
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
interest
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
joy
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
Laurent
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
lips
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
listen
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
lowering
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
merry
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
Michaud
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
moments
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
old
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
Olivier
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
pain
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
particularly
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
prolonged
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
Raquins
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
Suzanne
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
tales
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
talking
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
term
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
Thursday
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From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
Thérèse
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
uninterrupted
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From this reading Laurent, for his part, gave uninterrupted attention to the tales of old Michaud and Olivier.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
very
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following Thursday, the evening party at the Raquins, as the guests continued to term the household of their hosts, was particularly merry.
well
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From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Suzanne, who was not very well, never ceased talking to Thérèse of her pain and joy.
whole
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From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thérèse appeared to listen to her with great interest, her eyes fixed, her lips pinched, her head, at moments, bending forward; while her lowering eyelids cast a cloud over the whole of her face.
withdrew
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From this reading It was prolonged until half-past eleven, and as Grivet withdrew, he declared that he had never passed such a pleasant time.
