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27
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
advance
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From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
Albert
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
alighted
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
appeared
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From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
arm
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
arranged
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
Champs-Élysées
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
count
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From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
Cristo
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
Danglars
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
day
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
de
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
door
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
drove
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
du
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
entered
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
favor
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From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
gateway
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
habitual
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From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
Helder
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
horses
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
house
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
interview
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
leaning
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
Madame
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
man's
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From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
moment
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
Monte
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
Morcerf
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
opened
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
ordered
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
procureur
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
received
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From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
Rue
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
smile
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From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
son's
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From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
soon
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
strange
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From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a strange thing that no one ever appeared to advance a step in that man’s favor.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
toilet
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From this reading Albert soon left her, ordered his horses, and having arranged his toilet, drove to the Champs-Élysées, to the house of Monte Cristo.
travelling-carriage
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a moment the door was opened, and Madame de Morcerf alighted, leaning on her son’s arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The count received him with his habitual smile.
yard
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From this reading The same day during the interview between Madame Danglars and the procureur, a travelling-carriage entered the Rue du Helder, passed through the gateway of No. 27, and stopped in the yard.
