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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 Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
Ambrose
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
arrive
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
Balibari
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
box
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
came
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
carriage
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
chariot
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
Chevalier
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
coachman
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
de
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
door
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
down
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
drive
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
enabled
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
entered
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
faro-bank
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
finding
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
gendarme
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Good gracious!’ said the Chevalier, ‘what is this?’
gracious
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From this reading ‘Good gracious!’ said the Chevalier, ‘what is this?’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
honour
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
hotel
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
jumped
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
latter
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
looking
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
manner
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
Monsieur
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
mounted
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
o'clock
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
officer
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
parting
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
rascal
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
said
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
seeing
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
servant
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From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
smiling
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
sooner
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
stairs
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
stately
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
steps
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From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
sum
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
ten
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Good gracious!’ said the Chevalier, ‘what is this?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
up
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
usual
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Good gracious!’ said the Chevalier, ‘what is this?’
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where is my rascal Ambrose?’ said he, looking around and not finding his servant to open the door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
win
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From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
window
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From this reading At ten o’clock the next morning, the carriage of the Chevalier de Balibari drew up as usual at the door of his hotel; and the Chevalier, who was at his window, seeing the chariot arrive, came down the stairs in his usual stately manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortune smiling at parting upon Monsieur de Balibari, enabled him to win a handsome sum with his faro-bank.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I will let down the steps for your honour,’ said a gendarme, who was standing by the carriage; and no sooner had the Chevalier entered, than the officer jumped in after him, another mounted the box by the coachman, and the latter began to drive.
