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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 He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
alkermes
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
all
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
astound
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
avenue
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
bonbons
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
buy
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
cakes
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
cedar
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
Chantelouve
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
dawn
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
day
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From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
de
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
elixir
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
essences
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
essentials
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
excuses
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
exotic
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
full
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
giving
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
going
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
hard
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From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
Hyacinthe
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
idea
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
inventing
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
kept
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
kill
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From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
l'Opéra
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
laboratory
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
liqueurs
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
longest
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
makes
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
Mme
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
much
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
Oriental
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
out
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
person
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
pharmaceutic
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
place
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
route
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
said
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
sip
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
stay
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
tasting
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From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
thoughts
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From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
treat
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
unknown
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From this reading "The idea is," he said, "not so much to treat Hyacinthe as to astound her by giving her a sip of an unknown elixir."
visit
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
WakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking at dawn, full of thoughts of Mme. Chantelouve, he could not stay in one place, and kept inventing excuses for going out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was long and hard to kill.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went by the longest route to the avenue de l'Opéra to buy fine essences of cedar and of that alkermes which makes the person tasting it think he is in an Oriental pharmaceutic laboratory.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
woman
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From this reading He had no cakes, bonbons, and exotic liqueurs, and one must not be without all the little essentials when expecting a visit from a woman.
