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13th
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From this reading September 13th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
according
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
admit
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
almost
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
arrangement
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
arrive
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
Chrysantheme
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
climbing
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
costume
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
deck
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
Diou-djen-dji
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
earlier
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
find
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
floor
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
glass
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
goes
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
green
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
happens
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
hours
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
hurry
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
lands
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
middle
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
mountain-path
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
naked
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
nine
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
o'clock
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
occasionally
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
off
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
private
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
proper
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
rapid
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
rejoin
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
rooms
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
seated
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
see
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
seems
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
September
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From this reading September 13th.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
sufficiently
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
three
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
times
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
torso
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From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
up
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
wait
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From this reading At those times he lands first, and goes up to wait for me at Diou-djen-dji.
walks
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From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
watches
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I arrive, about nine o'clock, I find him seated on the floor, in the middle of my rooms, with naked torso (this is a sufficiently proper costume for private life here, I admit).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the deck I can see him through my glass, climbing up the green mountain-path; he walks with a brisk, rapid step, almost running; what a hurry he seems in to rejoin little Chrysantheme!
Yves
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From this reading Tonight Yves is off duty three hours earlier than I; occasionally this happens, according to the arrangement of the watches.
