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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 It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
antiquity
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
built
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
clockmaker
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
clockmaker's
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
curiously
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
days
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
de
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
des
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
dwelling
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
eaves
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
end
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
especially
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
famous
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
Ferronnerie
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
front
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
gabled
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
Geneviève
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From this reading Geneviève.
Henri
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
Honoré
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
Horloges
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
house
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
Jacques
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
la
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
little
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
Louis
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
lower
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
narrow
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
near
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
neighbor
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
nests
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
old
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
opposite
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
overhanging
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
Paris
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
peeped
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
plainly
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
quaint
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
Quatre
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
roof
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
Rue
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
shop
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
sign
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
speaking
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
St
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
stabbed
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From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
stains
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
Ste
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
story
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
streets
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
swallows
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
true
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
united
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
upper
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From this reading It was shop and house united, the upper story overhanging the lower, and under the eaves of the gabled roof the swallows built their nests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
weather
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From this reading It was a quaint little house, the weather stains upon its front and the narrow windows speaking plainly of its antiquity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ON the Rue de la Ferronnerie, near the end of the Rue St. Honoré, where Henri Quatre was stabbed, stood the clockmaker’s shop.
windows
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From this reading In the days of the thirteenth Louis, the streets of Paris were narrow; the windows of one dwelling peeped curiously into those of its opposite neighbor, and especially was this true of the old Rue de la Ferronnerie and of the shop of Jacques des Horloges, the famous clockmaker, at the sign of Ste.
