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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 At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
announced
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
arrived
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
avenue
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
better
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
black
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
boots
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
bowed
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
came
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
cloth
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
coat
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
crossed
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
dear
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
distinguished
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
dull
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
easily
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
feet
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
Flore
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
four
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
friend
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
gayly
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
Grande
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
hall
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
Hochon
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
house
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
hundred
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
Joseph
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
kissed
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
Kouski
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
large
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
late
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
lindens
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
looking
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
man
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
Max
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
Narette
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
nephew
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
o'clock
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
old
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
other
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
painter
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
polished
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
Rouget
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
rue
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
said
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
seen
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
separated
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
set
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
sort
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
space
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
table
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
trousers
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
two
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
uncle
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
up
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From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
very
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
waistcoat
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
way
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
weakly
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
welcome
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From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
white
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From this reading When the nephew arrived, Kouski, in polished boots, black cloth trousers, white waistcoat, and black coat, announced him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The table was set in the large hall, and Joseph, who easily distinguished his uncle, went up to him, kissed him, and bowed to Flore and Max.
width
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From this reading At four o'clock, Joseph crossed the open space which separated the Rouget house from the Hochon house,--a sort of avenue of weakly lindens, two hundred feet long and of the same width as the rue Grande Narette.
world
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From this reading "We have not seen each other since I came into the world, my dear uncle," said the painter gayly; "but better late than never."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are very welcome, my friend," said the old man, looking at his nephew in a dull way.
