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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 "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
all
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
alley
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
archers
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
awe
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
bandits
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
BLACK
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From this reading THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
city
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
conversation
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
creaked
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
cut-throats
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
dark
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
device
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
discussing
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
escutcheon
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
GRAPE
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From this reading THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE.
haunt
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
held
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
important
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
infested
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
judging
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
known
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
men
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
middle
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
mystery
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
nooks
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE.
old
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
painted
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
Paris
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
patrol
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
project
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
rendezvous
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
resort
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
roughly
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
season
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
seated
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
semi-underground
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From this reading Even the archers of the patrol held in awe the semi-underground cut-throats' resort.
served
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
sign
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
some
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
sorts
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From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
swung
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
table
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
TAVERN
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From this reading THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAVERN OF THE BLACK GRAPE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
thieves
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
Three
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
tortuous
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
ventured
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
well
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From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never ventured into the tortuous and dark alley at about the middle of which the old sign of the Black Grape, well known by all the thieves, creaked and swung to the wind.
wrapped
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From this reading Three men, seated at a table in one of the nooks of that haunt, were discussing some important project, judging from the mystery in which they wrapped their conversation.
