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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 Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
apartment
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
cost
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From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
de
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
evinced
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
exquisites
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
felt
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
furnished
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From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
man
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
matured
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
Mauleon
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
once
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
out
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From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
polite
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
private
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From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
quiet
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
room
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From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
savings
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From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
second
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
severe
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
simpler
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
sitting
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From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
small
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From this reading It had been furnished at small cost out of his savings.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
somewhat
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
story
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
street
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
study
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From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
tastes
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
used
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From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
Vicomte
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From this reading Nothing could be simpler than the apartment of the Vicomte de Mauleon, in the second story of a quiet old-fashioned street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was sitting the next morning in the room which he used as a private study.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
whole
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
world
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From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
years
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From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, on the whole, it evinced the good taste of a man who had once been among the exquisites of the polite world.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You felt that you were in the apartment of a gentleman, and a gentleman of somewhat severe tastes, and of sober matured years.
