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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 A novel in two parts.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
assembled
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
Baron
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
black
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
blew
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
building
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
Chalusse
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
cold
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
comprising
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
Courcelles
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
dark
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
de
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
evening
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
fell
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
fifteenth
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
gateway
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
half-past
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
hand
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
Hotel
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A novel in two parts.
ink
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
lodge
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
magnificent
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
mansions
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
MARGUERITE
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
most
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
novel
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From this reading A novel in two parts.
o'clock
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
October
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
only
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
Paris
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
parts
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From this reading A novel in two parts.
PASCAL
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
porter's
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
rain
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
rooms
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
Rue
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
servants
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
side
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From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
six
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
sky
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
some
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
tempestuously
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
Thursday
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From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
torrents
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
Trigault's
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
two
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From this reading A novel in two parts.
Vengeance
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
volume
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From this reading Part Two of this novel is found in the volume: Baron Trigault’s Vengeance PASCAL AND MARGUERITE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Thursday evening, the fifteenth of October; and although only half-past six o’clock, it had been dark for some time already.
weather
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From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The servants at the Hotel de Chalusse, one of the most magnificent mansions in the Rue de Courcelles in Paris, were assembled in the porter’s lodge, a little building comprising a couple of rooms standing on the right hand side of the great gateway.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was cold, and the sky was as black as ink, while the wind blew tempestuously, and the rain fell in torrents.
