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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 AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
All
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
aniseed
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applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
apt
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Meditatively I smoke a cigarette and sip a pale greenish liquor smelling strongly of aniseed, which isn't half so interesting as a commonplace whiskey and soda, but which, I am told, has the recommendation of being ten times as wicked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Meditatively I smoke a cigarette and sip a pale greenish liquor smelling strongly of aniseed, which isn't half so interesting as a commonplace whiskey and soda, but which, I am told, has the recommendation of being ten times as wicked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
CAFE
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cigarette
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commonplace
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day
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DE
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degeneration
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delicious
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dreamily
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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end
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Eve
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
folk
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
fortnight
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gay
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glittering
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golden
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greenish
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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happy
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meditatively I smoke a cigarette and sip a pale greenish liquor smelling strongly of aniseed, which isn't half so interesting as a commonplace whiskey and soda, but which, I am told, has the recommendation of being ten times as wicked.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
innocent
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From this reading Sin is for the innocent,--a truth which sinners will be the first to regret.
interesting
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introduce
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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isn't
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
LA
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liquor
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
love-making
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
marble
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Meditatively
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moment
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monotonous
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more
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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
PAIX
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pale
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Paris
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
passing
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people
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power
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propose
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reader
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recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable
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regret
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From this reading Sin is for the innocent,--a truth which sinners will be the first to regret.
seated
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
share
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simplicity
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Sin
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sinners
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From this reading Sin is for the innocent,--a truth which sinners will be the first to regret.
sip
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six
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
skip
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smelling
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smoke
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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soda
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strongly
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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summer
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
tables
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
tantalising
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tasting
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ten
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
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thrill
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From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
tide
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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truth
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From this reading Sin is for the innocent,--a truth which sinners will be the first to regret.
watching
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
way
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From this reading It is about six o'clock on a summer afternoon, I am in Paris, and seated at one of the little marble tables of the Cafe de la Paix, dreamily watching the glittering tide of gay folk passing by,-- "All happy people on their way To make a golden end of day."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT THE CAFE DE LA PAIX As love-making in which we have no share is apt to be either tantalising or monotonous, I propose to skip the next fortnight and introduce myself to the reader at a moment when I am once more alone.
whiskey
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From this reading Meditatively I smoke a cigarette and sip a pale greenish liquor smelling strongly of aniseed, which isn't half so interesting as a commonplace whiskey and soda, but which, I am told, has the recommendation of being ten times as wicked.
white
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From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
wicked
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From this reading Meditatively I smoke a cigarette and sip a pale greenish liquor smelling strongly of aniseed, which isn't half so interesting as a commonplace whiskey and soda, but which, I am told, has the recommendation of being ten times as wicked.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sin is for the innocent,--a truth which sinners will be the first to regret.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sip it with a delicious thrill of degeneration, as though I were Eve tasting the apple for the first time,--for "such a power hath white simplicity."
