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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 It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RED PLUME AND WHITE PLUME.
attracted
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
brass
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
Briquet
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
cap
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
cavalier
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
companion
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
confused
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
eight
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
evening
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
face
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From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
far
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
formed
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
gray
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
heard
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
house
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
houses
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From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
mingled
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
minutes
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
murmurs
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
noise
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
other's
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From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
pensively
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
PLUME
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From this reading RED PLUME AND WHITE PLUME.
probably
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
readers
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
RED
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From this reading RED PLUME AND WHITE PLUME.
Robert
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
sad-looking
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
slowly
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
solitary
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
some
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
spoken
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From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
squeaks
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
stopping
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
there
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
two
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From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
vague
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
violet
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
voices
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From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
WHITE
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From this reading RED PLUME AND WHITE PLUME.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not far from there the noise of brass was heard, mingled with confused voices, vague murmurs, and squeaks.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading It was eight in the evening, and the house of Robert Briquet, solitary and sad-looking, formed a worthy companion to that mysterious house of which we have already spoken to our readers.
yawning
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From this reading One might have thought that these two houses were yawning in each other's face.
young
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From this reading It was probably this noise that attracted a young and handsome cavalier, with a violet cap, red plume, and gray mantle, who, after stopping for some minutes to hear this noise, went on slowly and pensively toward the house of Robert Briquet.
