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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 At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
antique
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
Bagneux
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
balustrade
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
building
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From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
casque
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
Chantelouve
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
Des
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
door
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
Durtal
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
Easy
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
evening
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
excuse
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
find
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
getting
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
green
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
Hermies
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
home
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
how
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
Hyacinthe
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
illness
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
iron
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
isn't
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
lamps
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
learned
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
lived
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From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
months
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
neglected
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
old
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
painted
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
paused
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From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
paved
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
probably
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
red
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
reflectors
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
rue
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
said
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
see
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
seem
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
seen
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
sheet
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
side
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
sides
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
sort
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
steps
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
stoop
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From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
strange
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
SupposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
surely
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From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
surmounted
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From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
There
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Supposing he is home this evening--and he probably isn't, because surely Hyacinthe will have seen to that--I can tell him that I have learned of his illness through Des Hermies and that I have come to see how he is getting along."
tile
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
very
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
visit
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
way
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From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He paused on the stoop of the building in which Chantelouve lived.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
wide
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Easy to find an excuse for this visit, though it will seem strange to Chantelouve, whom I have neglected for months," said Durtal on his way toward the rue Bagneux.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At each side and over the door were these antique lamps with reflectors, surmounted by a sort of casque of sheet iron painted green.
wooden
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From this reading There was an old iron balustrade, very wide, and the steps, with wooden sides, were paved with red tile.
