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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 In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
ask
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
attend
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
Christophe
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
Christy
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From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
coffee-room
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
Demandez
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
detective
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
flourish
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
Frenchman
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From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
garcon
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
George's
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
guests
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
Hotel
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
landed
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
large
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
lunch-time
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
M
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
Market
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
mid-day
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
number
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
only
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
permis-si-on
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
places
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
politely
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From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
politest
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
proceeded
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
remaining
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From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
RENCONTRE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
Rubempre
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
said
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
seat
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
seated
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
spare
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
Square
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
St
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Certainly," replied the gentleman, as politely as the Frenchman; and he seated himself at the table, Christy remaining standing.
table
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
un
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
uniform
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From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
visitors
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
waiter
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From this reading "_Demandez un garcon_" (ask for a waiter), "Christophe."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RENCONTRE It was lunch-time when the visitors landed, and they proceeded to the St. George's Hotel in Market Square, to attend to this mid-day duty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the coffee-room they found quite a number of guests, and the only spare seat the detective found was at a large table at which a gentleman in uniform was seated.
Wit
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From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wit your permis-si-on, I take one of the places here," said M. Rubempre with his politest flourish.
