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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 Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
agency
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GRAND TURK.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
Blanche
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
cab
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
cabman
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
cap
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
Chantemille
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
coachman
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
cook
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
Daddy
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
de
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
delight
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
door
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
Douai
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
drive
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
employment
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
entered
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
exclamation
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
fast
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
Gandelu
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
girl
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
GRAND
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From this reading AT THE GRAND TURK.
gratuity
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
house
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
installed
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
intersects
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
M
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
Madame
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
Mascarin's
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
opened
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
placed
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
promising
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
red-faced
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
ring
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
Rue
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
said
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
seeing
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
some
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
spot
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
stout
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
sun
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
Tantaine
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GRAND TURK.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
TURK
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From this reading AT THE GRAND TURK.
untidy
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From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
wait
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
welcome
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
winter
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From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was some time before his ring at the door was answered, but at last the door was opened by a stout, red-faced girl, with an untidy cap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, Daddy Tantaine,” said she, “you are as welcome as the sun in winter.”
younger
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From this reading Tantaine took a cab, and, promising the cabman a handsome gratuity if he would drive fast, stopped at the spot where the Rue Blanche intersects the Rue de Douai, and told the coachman to wait for him, and entered the house where the younger Gandelu had installed the fair Madame de Chantemille.
Zora's
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From this reading Upon seeing Tantaine, she uttered an exclamation of delight, for it was the cook that had been placed in Zora’s employment by M. Mascarin’s agency.
