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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 CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
able
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
arrival
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ask
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
avoided
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
band
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
black
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
bore
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
cap
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
caught
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
CHÉRI-BIBI'S
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
clear
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
commissary
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
confident
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
covered
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
distinguish
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
down
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even
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
evening
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
eye
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
face
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
fact
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
few
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
glazed
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
good
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
groups
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
head
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
heavy
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
hid
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
large
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
leather
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
little
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
livery
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
man
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man's
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
manner
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
minutes
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
muffled
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
Nice
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
only
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
other
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
Paris
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
passengers
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
passing
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
peak
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
people
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
perception
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
platform
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
police
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
porters
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
PROGRAMME
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
railway
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reason
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
retained
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
round
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
sight
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
SIMPLE
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
spite
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
station
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
station-master
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From this reading He avoided groups of passengers, the porters, the station-master, and even the commissary of police!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
train
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
tread
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
up
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
very
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From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
walking
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From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHÉRI-BIBI'S SIMPLE PROGRAMME The same evening, a few minutes before the arrival of the train from Paris, a man in livery was walking up and down the platform of the railway station at Nice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Not only could very little be caught of the man's face, but people might, with good reason, ask themselves whether he was able to distinguish anything himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
witness
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From this reading Nevertheless his heavy but confident tread bore witness, in spite of the manner in which he was muffled up, to the fact that he retained a clear perception of what was passing round him.
wore
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
wound
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From this reading He wore a cap with a glazed leather peak, which hid from sight one eye, while the other was covered with a large black band wound round his head.
