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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 part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
also
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
always
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
back
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
big
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
building
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From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
Caesar
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
calling
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
city
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
closer
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
Coleman
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
got
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
hell
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
Joe
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
Julius
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
Later
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
light
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
like
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
listening
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
lost
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
lot
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
Louvre
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From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
Lutetia
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
Marty
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
means
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
mud
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
named
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
once
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From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
others
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
Parisiorum
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
Parissii
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
people
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
picture
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From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
place
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
saying
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From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
Sergeant
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
sitting
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
some
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
somewhere
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
talking
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later on people got around to calling it 'the city of light,'" Marty Coleman was saying.
town
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
truth
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It was part of a picture in part of a building that had once been the Louvre.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Julius was sure as hell a lot closer to the truth than those others," I tell him.
what's
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
White
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From this reading We was sitting in the mud in what's left of some big building and me and Joe White was listening to Marty, our Sergeant, talking like he always does.
Whitey
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From this reading And somewhere back in his lost memory, it was also a name for "Whitey"...._ "Julius Caesar named this place 'Lutetia Parisiorum', which means 'the mud town of the Parissii'.
