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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 Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
affairs
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
air
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
Aix
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
all
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From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
attract
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
back
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
Bultiwell
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From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
Cannes
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
Carlo
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From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
climate
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
Dauncey
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
early
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
find
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
fortnight
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
gambling
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
glorious
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
golf
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
helped
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
hired
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
Jacob
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From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
La
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
lingered
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From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
London
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
making
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
Monte
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From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
month
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From this reading Jacob lingered for a month in Monte Carlo.
motor-car
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
own
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
pass
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
perpetual
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
place
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
pleasantly
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
pleasing
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
progress
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
reached
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
side
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
social
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
spent
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
succession
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
sunshine
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
Sybil
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From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
tennis
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
there
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
Turbie
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
unchanged
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From this reading He reached London early in May, to find Dauncey unchanged and his own affairs prosperous.
victories
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From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
way
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
week
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From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he found little to attract him in the gambling or the social side of the place, the glorious climate, the perpetual sunshine, the fine air of La Turbie, and a pleasing succession of golf victories helped him to pass the time pleasantly.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He spent a week at Cannes on the way back, making wonderful progress in his tennis, and from there he hired a motor-car and spent a fortnight at Aix.
word
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From this reading During all this time he had had no word of or from Sybil Bultiwell.
