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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adjoining
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From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apartments
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From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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away
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ay
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bade
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Baron
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bien
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built
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
business
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busy
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
called
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Clericy
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
conceal
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
corridor
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country
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dangereux
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days
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
de
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des
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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doors
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du
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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ears
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
existence
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eye
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
fact
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faire
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Finance
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Giraud
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen how the Baron Giraud was called suddenly away from those pleasures of the country, which he had taken up too late in life, as many do, to the busy--ay, and stormy--scenes of Paris existence during the winter before the great war.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
hommes
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Hotel
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
how
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Il
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intervening
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From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
keyhole
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
la
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late
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later
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leur
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mal
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many
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps a week later--one morning, in fact, soon after the New Year--that my business bade me seek the Vicomte in his study adjoining my own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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n'est
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New
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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own
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Paris
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pas
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perhaps
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pleasures
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plupart
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que
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remembered
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scenes
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seek
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seen
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separated
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si
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small
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soon
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stormy
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study
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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taken
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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trop
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two
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up
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Vicomte
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walls
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
war
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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watching
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From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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week
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the days when the Hotel Clericy was built, walls had ears, and every keyhole might conceal a watching eye.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have seen how the Baron Giraud was called suddenly away from those pleasures of the country, which he had taken up too late in life, as many do, to the busy--ay, and stormy--scenes of Paris existence during the winter before the great war.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These two apartments, it will be remembered, were separated by two doors and a small intervening corridor.
winter
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Year
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