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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 “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
bade
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
calm
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
campaign
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
Champs-Elysees
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
circle
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
contest
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
discounted
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dormer
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
drama
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From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
end
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
enough
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fashionable
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
Foedora's
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
future
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From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
good-bye
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
happiness
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hatter
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
Henceforward
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
home
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
insignificant
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
live
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From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
locked
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
love
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From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
made
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
men
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
Necklace
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
outwardly
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
paid
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
peace-footing
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
preparations
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
Rastignac's
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
reality
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
rehearsed
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From this reading I began to live in the future, rehearsed my life drama, and discounted love and its happiness.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
roofs
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
shrink
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
spruce
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
tailor
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
visit
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From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thanks to the ‘Necklace,’ my insignificant peace-footing was to end, and I made formidable preparations for a campaign.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “As we returned through the Champs-Elysees, we paid a visit to Rastignac’s hatter and tailor.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
window
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From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I went home, locked myself in, and stood by my dormer window, outwardly calm enough, but in reality I bade a last good-bye to the roofs without.
young
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From this reading Henceforward I need not shrink from a contest with the spruce and fashionable young men who made Foedora’s circle.
