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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 “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
accomplished
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
allowed
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
almost
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
avocation
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
blindness
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
caught
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From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
compelled
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
congratulated
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
constantly
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
d'Anjou
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
door
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
engaged
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
followed
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
fright
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
go
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
hasn't
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
home
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
homeward
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
Honore
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
hundred
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
I'm
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
knitting
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
mother
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
numbers
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
only
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
pursue
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From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
recovered
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
Rue
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
said
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From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
Saint
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
soon
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
steps
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
stratagem
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
success
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
task
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From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
turned
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From this reading But he had already recovered from his fright, and as he turned his steps homeward he congratulated himself on the success of his stratagem.
usual
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From this reading On reaching home he found his mother engaged in knitting, as usual.
viscount
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From this reading “For my viscount is caught,” he said to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the only avocation that her almost complete blindness allowed her to pursue; and she followed it constantly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The Rue d’Anjou Saint Honore hasn’t a hundred numbers in it, and even if I’m compelled to go from door to door, my task will soon be accomplished.”
