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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 JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
away
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
beat
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
became
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
bezique
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
breakfast
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
Cards
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
DISCOVERY
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distraction
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
down
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
embroider
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
eyes
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
games
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
gazing
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From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
go
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
gray
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
JEANNE'S
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
Julien
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
listlessly
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From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
now
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
out
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
panes
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
people
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play
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
played
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
rain
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
raise
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
resume
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From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
room
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
sea
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
several
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
shook
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
sipping
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
sit
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
some
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From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
steadily
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
then
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
up
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
white-caps
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From this reading Occasionally she would raise her eyes and look out at the gray sea which had white-caps on it.
wife
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From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
window
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
windows
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From this reading She would then go up to her room and sit down beside the window, and as the rain beat against the panes, or the wind shook the windows, she would embroider away steadily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
work
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From this reading Then, after gazing listlessly for some time, she would resume her work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games of bezique with his wife, smoking and sipping brandy as he played.
young
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From this reading JEANNE'S DISCOVERY Cards now became a distraction in the life of the young people.
