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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 Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
acted
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
always
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
apart
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
appreciation
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
arrival
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artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
assert
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
beauties
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
care
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
Cheditafa
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Cliff
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
common
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common-sense
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
cultivated
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
daily
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
dispositions
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
drifted
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
enjoy
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
forms
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
France
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
galleries
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
gallery
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
go
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
gradually
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
how
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
Louvre
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
members
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
Mok
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
nearly
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
object
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
often
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
opera
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
Paris
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
place
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
pursuits
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From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
sang
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
see
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
seen
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
several
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
sight-seeing
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
sometimes
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spoken
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
taking
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
theatre
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as time went on, their different dispositions began to assert themselves, and in their daily pursuits they gradually drifted apart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
together
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
tramp
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
untiring
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
various
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
visit
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From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
wanted
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
weeks
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
wish
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Cliff was not a cultivated woman, but she had a good, common-sense appreciation of art in its various forms.
wonders
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From this reading WAITING For several weeks after their arrival, the members of the little party had but one common object,--to see and enjoy the wonders and beauties of Paris,--and in their sight-seeing they nearly always went together, sometimes taking Cheditafa and Mok with them.
word
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From this reading She went to the theatre and the opera because she wanted to see how they acted and sang in France, but she did not wish to go often to a place where she could not understand a word that was spoken.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would tramp with untiring step through the galleries of the Louvre, but when she had seen a gallery, she did not care to visit it again.
