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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 PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
abandon
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
all
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
amused
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
Arc
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
beggars
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blew
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
book-stalls
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
CLUB
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
d'Algiers
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day
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From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
de
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
delicious
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
Dey
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
DINNER
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
engraver's
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
ETC
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
EXILED
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
extreme
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fashion
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
finding
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
GUESTS
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
hinderances
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
HUSSEIN-PACHA
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
irresistible
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
l'Etoile
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
latest
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
lectures
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
leisurely
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
lessons
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
LITERARY
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
long
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From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
LOUIS
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
morning
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
PANORAMIC
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
PARIS
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
Parisian
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
PLACE
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
POLES
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
PRESIDENT
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
shop-windows
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
south
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
specimen-cards
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
spent
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From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
stroll
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From this reading I have spent the day in a long stroll.
Taking
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
temptation
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
VIEW
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
views
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
warm
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
way
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
wind
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From this reading The wind blew warm and delicious from the south this morning, and the temptation to abandon lessons and lectures was irresistible.
window
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From this reading Among the specimen-cards in an engraver's window I was amused at finding, in the latest Parisian fashion, "HUSSEIN-PACHA, _Dey d'Algiers_."
XV
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From this reading PLACE LOUIS XV.--PANORAMIC VIEW OF PARIS--A LITERARY CLUB DINNER--THE GUESTS--THE PRESIDENT--THE EXILED POLES, ETC.
yielded
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From this reading Taking the _Arc de l'Etoile_ as my extreme point I yielded to all the leisurely hinderances of shop-windows, beggars, book-stalls, and views by the way.
