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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 For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
aboard
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
America
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
apotheosis
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
arrive
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
began
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
boat-train
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
came
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
Cherbourg
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
day
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
days
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
difficult
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
due
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
duller
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
dulness
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
Europe
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
evenings
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
experiencing
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
find
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
five
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
forgot
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
FREEDOM
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
great
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
harbour
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
homeward-bound
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
indeed
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
knowing
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
LAND
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
last
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
less
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
less-knowing
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
Lethe
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
liners
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
lives
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
minute
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
more
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
multitudes
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
never
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
old
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
once
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
ones
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
outer
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
Paris
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
pause
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
place
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
previous
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
remainder
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
remained
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
Saturdays
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
semi-weekly
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
seven
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
stepped
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
take
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
tasted
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
tender
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
then
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
timid
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
tourists
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
town
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From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
trans-Atlantic
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
transfiguration
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From this reading The transfiguration, indeed, began on the previous evenings, for it was then that the less-knowing and more timid of the tourists began to arrive.
transfigured
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
waiting
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From this reading The knowing ones, having once tasted the Lethe of Cherbourg, remained in Paris until the last minute, and stepped from the boat-train to the waiting tender.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAND OF FREEDOM The old town of Cherbourg was experiencing its semi-weekly apotheosis.
Wednesdays
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From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
well-informed
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From this reading But the less well-informed came on the day before--and never, for the remainder of their lives, forgot the dulness of their last day in Europe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For five days of the seven a duller place would be difficult to find, but on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the great trans-Atlantic liners were due to pause in the outer harbour and take aboard the multitudes homeward-bound to America, the town was transfigured.
