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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 While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
all
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
appetizing
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
breakfast
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
breakfasts
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
built
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
Burgundy
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
canal
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
Content
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
delicacies
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
Desire's
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
destined
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
dining-room
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
drama
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
effect
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
enlivened
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
events
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
excellent
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
family
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
fish
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
fruit-trees
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
full
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
garden
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
gastronomical
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
godfather
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
hall
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
hatching
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
honor
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
hours
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
inn
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
kitchens
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
lasted
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
lasting
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
like
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
Minoret-Levraults
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
more
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
most
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
Nemours
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
noisy
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
offered
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
offices
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
other
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
oysters
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
pavilion
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
planted
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
playing
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
plot
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
provincial
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
return
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
round
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
salt-water
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
sent
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
sight
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
size
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
table
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From this reading The dining-room, in the center of which a round table offered a most appetizing sight, was like the hall of an inn.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
Touraine
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
two
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
Ursula
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
variations
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
vast
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
vegetables
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From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
Weber's
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From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Ursula was playing variations on Weber’s “Last Thought” to her godfather, a plot was hatching in the Minoret-Levraults’ dining-room which was destined to have a lasting effect on the events of this drama.
wines
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From this reading The breakfast, noisy as all provincial breakfasts are, and enlivened by excellent wines brought to Nemours by the canal either from Burgundy or Touraine, lasted more than two hours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Content with the size of her kitchens and offices, Zelie had built a pavilion for the family between the vast courtyard and a garden planted with vegetables and full of fruit-trees.
Zelie
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From this reading Zelie had sent for oysters, salt-water fish, and other gastronomical delicacies to do honor to Desire’s return.
