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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 A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
all
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From this reading Gerald was in all his pride that day.
allow
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
appease
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
Arc
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
Bois
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
carriage
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
champagne
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
conceit
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
content
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
day
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From this reading Gerald was in all his pride that day.
de
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
dined
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From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
drinking
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
drive
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
engenders
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
entering
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
fiacre
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
fitness
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
forced
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
Further
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
gates
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
Gerald
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
honour
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
hurt
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
instead
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
less
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
monument
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
necessary
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
out
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
Paris
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
pass
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
pride
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From this reading Gerald was in all his pride that day.
return
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
round
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
sense
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
sufficed
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
SUPPER
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From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
swing
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gerald was in all his pride that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
there
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From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
Thoroughly
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From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
tram
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From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
Triomphe
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
Versailles
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From this reading SUPPER I They had been to Versailles and had dined there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerald was in all his pride that day.
way
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From this reading Further, he insisted on entering Paris by way of the Bois and the Arc de Triomphe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thoroughly to appease his conceit, it would have been necessary to swing open the gates of honour in the Arc and allow his fiacre to pass through; to be forced to drive round the monument instead of under it hurt the sense of fitness which champagne engenders.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A tram had sufficed to take them out; but for the return, Gerald, who had been drinking champagne, would not be content with less than a carriage.
