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1869
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From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
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 a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
All
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From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
apartments
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
Bois
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
Boulogne
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
bright
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From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
Champs
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
concealed
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
day
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From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
de
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
dresses
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
early
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From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
earth
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
Elysees
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
enjoy
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From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
envious
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
equipages
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
Exchange
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
gay
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
How
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
idlers
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
live
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
London
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
lurked
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
magasins
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
millionaire
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
nook
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
out
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From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
Paris
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From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
Parisians
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
Poverty
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
prices
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
rent
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
round
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
shops
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
spring
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From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
stranger
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
swarmed
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
Toil
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
Tuileries
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From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
turned
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From this reading All Paris seemed to have turned out to enjoy itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bright day in the early spring of 1869.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Tuileries, the Champs Elysees, the Bois de Boulogne, swarmed with idlers.
women
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
wonder
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From this reading A millionaire from the London Exchange, as he looked round on the magasins, the equipages, the dresses of the women; as he inquired the prices in the shops and the rent of apartments,--might have asked himself, in envious wonder, How on earth do those gay Parisians live?
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
work
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From this reading A stranger might have wondered where Toil was at work, and in what nook Poverty lurked concealed.
