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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 Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
bien
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
Boileau
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
bon
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
chose
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
collation
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
Conciergerie
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
console
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
consoler
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
cost
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
d'une
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
Dancing
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From this reading Dancing Master.
de
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
deja
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
donc
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
door
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
entering
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
figures
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
fois
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
fort
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
France
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Gent
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
grande
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
Here's
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
home
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Honore
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
host
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
hotel
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
invitation
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
je
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
juger
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
kind
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
Lettres
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
makes
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
manner
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
Master
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From this reading Dancing Master.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
mistake
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
moment
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Mont-orgueil
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
n'aurai
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
noble
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
noiseless
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
opened
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
own
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
pas
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
peculiar
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From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
peine
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
pouvez
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
que
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
Rue
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
saw
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
St
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
stature
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
suis
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
tall
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
tant
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
two
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Vincent
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Vous
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From this reading Vous pouvez bien juger que je n'aurai pas grande peine a me consoler d'une chose donc je me suis deja console tant de fois.--Lettres de Boileau.
walking
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From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stopped at the door of an hotel, which opened in that noiseless manner so peculiar to the Conciergerie of France.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I was walking home with Vincent from the Rue Mont-orgueil, I saw, on entering the Rue St. Honore, two figures before us; the tall and noble stature of the one I could not for a moment mistake.
Wycherly's
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From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here's a kind host, that makes the invitation, To your own cost to his fort bon collation.--Wycherly's Gent.
