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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 "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
accents
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
All
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
animated
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From this reading It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
arrived
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
assailed
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
Bac
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
bourgeois
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
box
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
brief
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
buckled
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
capital
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
carrying
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
Charity
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
contact
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
crowd
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
crowded
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
CUP
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
dames
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
de
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
dear
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
delightfully
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
dotted
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
eager
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
ears
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
emphatic
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
everywhere
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
exile
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
eye
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
fell
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
find
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
fortnight
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
France
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
friends
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
gathered
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
gesticulation
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From this reading It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
graver
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
hand
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
hat
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
hearts
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
homecoming
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
intelligence
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
keeping
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
kepis
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
language
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
leave
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
lent
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
like
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
LIP
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
lively
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
longer
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
love
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
luggage
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
m'sieu
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
many
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
met
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
more
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
moved
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
movement
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From this reading It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
Neeland
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From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
nostrils
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
odour
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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officials
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
olive-wood
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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once
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
own
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Paris
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passengers
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perfectly
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Place
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
plait
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porter
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porters
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preceded
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pretty
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priest
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pushed
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railroad
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rapid
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
red
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relatives
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remainder
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repeating
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Rue
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s'il
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seldom
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shoes
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shovel
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sight
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
Sister
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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soldiers
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some
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sounded
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
sparkled
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
specific
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
speech
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From this reading It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
starting
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student
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
subtle
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
summer
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terminal
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
there
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From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
throng
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From this reading It was a throng of rapid movement, of animated speech, of gesticulation.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
two
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vivacity
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
vous
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
voyage
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
way
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welcome
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CUP AND LIP Through the crowded Paris terminal Neeland pushed his way, carrying the olive-wood box in his hand and keeping an eye on his porter, who preceded him carrying the remainder of his luggage and repeating:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, as it was in the beginning when he first arrived there as a student, he fell in love with it at first sight and contact.
women
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From this reading All around him moved porters, passengers, railroad officials; the red _kepis_ of soldiers dotted the crowd; a priest or two in shovel hat and buckled shoes, a Sister of Charity from the Rue de Bac lent graver accents to the throng; and everywhere were the pretty bourgeois women of the capital gathered to welcome relatives or friends, or themselves starting on some brief summer voyage so dear to those who seldom find it in their hearts to leave Paris for longer than a fortnight at a time.
years
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From this reading "_Place, s'il vous plait, m'sieu', dames!_" To Neeland it was like a homecoming after many years' exile; the subtle but perfectly specific odour of Paris assailed his nostrils once again; the rapid, emphatic, lively language of France sounded once more delightfully in his eager ears; vivacity and intelligence sparkled in every eye that met his own.
