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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 Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She liked watching the American boys swaggering along, smoking innumerable cigarets and surveying the city with interested, patronizing eyes.
always
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
Audrey
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From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
Avenue
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back
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boys
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briskly
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buildings
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cigarets
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city
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crowds
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day
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de
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eleventh
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eyes
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faces
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
French
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games
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garden
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got
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From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
innumerable
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interested
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joy
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l'Opera
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liked
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men
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mere
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met
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
November
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Now
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odd
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
orderly
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Paris
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patronizing
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paved
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played
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reveled
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Royale
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Rue
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school-boys
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searching
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She liked watching the American boys swaggering along, smoking innumerable cigarets and surveying the city with interested, patronizing eyes.
streets
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surveying
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swaggering
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From this reading She liked watching the American boys swaggering along, smoking innumerable cigarets and surveying the city with interested, patronizing eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
then
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From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
there
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Tuileries
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
two
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From this reading Now and then she got back there, and reveled for a day or two in the mere joy of paved streets and great orderly buildings.
walking
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From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Audrey was in Paris on the eleventh of November.
watching
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From this reading She liked watching the American boys swaggering along, smoking innumerable cigarets and surveying the city with interested, patronizing eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And, always, walking briskly along the Rue Royale or the Avenue de l'Opera, or in the garden of the Tuileries where the school-boys played their odd French games, her eyes were searching the faces of the men she met.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She liked watching the American boys swaggering along, smoking innumerable cigarets and surveying the city with interested, patronizing eyes.
