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4
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
6
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
administration
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Albert
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
celebration
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
children
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
city
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
credit
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
Cyr
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
Cyrs
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
DANDY
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
departments
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
dress
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
Edward
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
every-day
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
family
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
François
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Greenwich
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
habited
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
happy
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
high
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
holds
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
home
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
Lares
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
McBRIDE'S
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
Murphy
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
o'clock
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
officer
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From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading McBRIDE'S DANDY Albert Edward Murphy is a high officer in one of the departments of the city.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
own
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
Penates
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
position
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
renown
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From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
rules
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From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
sets
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
St
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
suit
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From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Otherwise, under the rules, being habited in a dress suit, François St. Cyr could not have returned until 6, And they were happy!
up
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
Village
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By virtue of the every-day suit, the St. Cyrs were home by 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
wife
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From this reading He has a wife and a family of children; and sets up his Lares and Penates in a home of his own in Greenwich Village.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He holds his position with credit to the administration, and to his own celebration and renown.
