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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 Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
aime
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
aimer
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
attributes
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From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
blue
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
brightest
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From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
Cantourne
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From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
caused
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
ce
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
clad
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
dear
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From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
energy
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From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
faut
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
grace
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
il
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
jamb
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
John
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
l'on
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
lady
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From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
lawn
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
leaning
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
looking
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
lost
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
many
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From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
Meredith
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
n'a
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
out
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
pas
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
purpose
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
Quand
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
que
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From this reading Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.
repose
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
serge
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
Sir
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
sloping
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
smile
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From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
Solent
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
suit
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From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
thereof
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was looking out, across a sloping lawn, over the Solent, and for that purpose he had caused himself to be clad in a suit of blue serge.
up
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From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
window
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
writing-desk
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From this reading Lady Cantourne looked up from her writing-desk with her brightest smile.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your energy, my dear lady, is not the least of many attributes.”
youthful
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From this reading Sir John Meredith was standing by the open window, leaning against the jamb thereof with a grace that had lost its youthful repose.
