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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 Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
all
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Beckett
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
best
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Brian's
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called
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
decided
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
donation
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Father
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
form
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
friend
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
gave
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
give
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
hour
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
I'd
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From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
Jim's
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
learned
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
letter
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
live
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From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
mapping
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
met
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From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
Mother
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
Nancy
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
official
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From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
out
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Paris
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
place
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Prefet
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
real
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From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
region
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
round
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route
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
ruined
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
say
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
Some
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
sounded
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From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
stiff
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From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
towns
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
wife
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
word
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From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
worth
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
