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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
arrived
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
attempted
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
ball
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
bottles
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
café-restaurant
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
colour
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
Dauphin
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
Dauphin's
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
deduced
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
doing
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
DRESS
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
drink
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
experienced
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
fact
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
FANCY
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
far
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
food
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
fruit
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
general
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
guests
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
heat
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
hope
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
intensification
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
Just
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
kinds
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
many
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
matter
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
more
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
movement
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
music
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
noise
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
only
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From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
ordinary
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
own
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
people
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
quality
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From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
riotous
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
rival
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From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
sandwiches
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
sausages
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
studio
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From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
sustenance
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From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
there
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From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur Dauphin had not attempted to rival the café-restaurant in the matter of food and drink.
varied
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From this reading It had more colour, more noise, more music, more heat, more varied kinds of people, and, of course, far more riotous movement than the café-restaurant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FANCY DRESS Just as the café-restaurant had been an intensification of ordinary life, so was the ball in Dauphin's studio an intensification of the café-restaurant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The only quality in which the café-restaurant stood first was that of sustenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And that there was no general hope of his doing so could be deduced from the fact that many of the more experienced guests arrived with bottles, fruit, sausages, and sandwiches of their own.
