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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 On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
accommodation
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
Aquila
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
attractions
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
breast-pocket
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
Captain's
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
company
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
contentment
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
de
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
Dieppe
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
discovered
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
discoveries
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From this reading Oh, these discoveries of the Captain's!
FareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
fireside
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
fisherman
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
full
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
gallant
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
GARDEN
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
guided
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
hearth
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
indeed
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
inn
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
interest
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
LADY
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
M
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
merits
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
most
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
Nera
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
occur
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, these discoveries of the Captain's!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
Paul
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
plain
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
police-spy
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
possible
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
quarters
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
raised
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
river
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
rough
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
round
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From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
Roustache
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
sat
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
secrets
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
seen
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
side
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
state
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Oh, these discoveries of the Captain's!
things
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
under-rated
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
unlikely
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From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
village
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From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For M. Paul de Roustache was not a police-spy, and, moreover, had never seen the gallant Captain in his life, and took no interest in him--a state of things most unlikely to occur to the Captain's mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LADY IN THE GARDEN It is possible that Captain Dieppe, full of contentment with the quarters to which fortune had guided him, under-rated the merits and attractions of the inn in the village across the river.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fare and accommodation indeed were plain and rough at the Aquila Nera, but the company round its fireside would have raised his interest.
young
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From this reading On one side of the hearth sat the young fisherman, he in whom Dieppe had discovered a police-spy on the track of the secrets in that breast-pocket of the Captain's.
