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1828
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
always
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
away
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
Baron
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
Bianchon
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
boulevard
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From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
cab
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
came
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
carriage
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
club
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
daybreak
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
de
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
dry
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
du
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
elegant
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
Elysee-Bourbon
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
Eugene
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From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
famous
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
far
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From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
Faubourg
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
friends
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
get
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
hackney
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
Horace
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
house
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
large
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
men
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
most
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
near
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
night
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
o'clock
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
other
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
out
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
Paris
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
pavement
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
persons
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
Rastignac
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From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
Rue
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
said
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From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
Saint-Honore
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
seen
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
sent
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
street
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From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
there
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From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each had sent away his carriage, and no cab was to be seen in the street; but the night was fine, and the pavement dry.
two
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From this reading In 1828, at about one o’clock one morning, two persons came out of a large house in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, near the Elysee-Bourbon.
walk
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From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One was the famous doctor, Horace Bianchon; the other was one of the most elegant men in Paris, the Baron de Rastignac; they were friends of long standing.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will walk as far as the boulevard,” said Eugene de Rastignac to Bianchon.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can get a hackney cab at the club; there is always one to be found there till daybreak.
