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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 Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
almost
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
amazement
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
amiable
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
badinage
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
Bar
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
bowed
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From this reading Frenhofer bowed respectfully.
carriage-stand
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
counter
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
dark
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
de
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
dilapidated
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
drivers
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
engaged
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
entered
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
entrance
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
evidently
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
FATES
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
few
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
flap
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
forewarned
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
Frenhofer
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
handful
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
Hunterleys
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
intervened
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
KIND
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
lady
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
level
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
lifting
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
man
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
many
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
Montmartre
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
occupants
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
offer
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
only
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
opposite
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
promptly
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
respectfully
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From this reading Frenhofer bowed respectfully.
room
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
rushed
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
services
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
sharp
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
smelly
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
stared
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
steps
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
street
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From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
then
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From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
there
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
ushered
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FATES ARE KIND The Bar de Montmartre was many steps under the level of the street, dark, smelly, and dilapidated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Its only occupants were a handful of drivers from the carriage-stand opposite, who stared at Hunterleys in amazement as he entered, and then rushed forward, almost in a body, to offer their services.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
words
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From this reading The man behind the bar, however, who had evidently been forewarned, intervened with a few sharp words, and, lifting the flap of the counter, ushered Hunterleys into a little room beyond.
young
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From this reading Frenhofer was engaged there in amiable badinage with a young lady who promptly disappeared at Hunterleys' entrance.
