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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 We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
able
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
accustomed
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
arrived
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
bade
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
banks
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
broad
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
brother
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
carriage
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
children
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
city
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
cochere
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
conceive
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
crimson
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
day
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
de
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
embraced
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
entered
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
entering
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
fortified
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
gardens
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
gateway
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
Hotel
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
houses
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
how
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
husband
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From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
large
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
late
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
lying
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M
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
many
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From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
more
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From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
narrow
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
new
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
Nidemerle
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
Paris
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
porte
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
presenting
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
rolling
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
rough
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
silver
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
slowly
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
smooth
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
steps
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From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
Strand
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
strange
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streets
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
Thames
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
then
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From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
too
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
turned
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From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
uncle
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From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Our carriage turned in under the porte cochere of this Hotel de Nidemerle of ours, and entered the courtyard.
velvet
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived at Paris late in the day, entering the city through a great fortified gateway, and then rolling slowly through the rough and narrow streets.
welcome
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From this reading M. de Nidemerle solemnly embraced me and bade me welcome, presenting me at the same time to a gentlemen, in crimson velvet and silver, as my brother.
well
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From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My husband, his uncle, and I know not how many more, were already on the steps.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know them too well, my children, to be able to conceive how strange and new they seemed to me, accustomed as I was to our smooth broad Thames and the large gardens of the houses in the Strand lying on its banks.
