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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 “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
all
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
belongs
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From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
brother
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From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
candle
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
comes
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
commences
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
demoralisation
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
drivers
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
fact
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From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
floating
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
gad
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
girls
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go
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going
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From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
hawkers
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From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
it's
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From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
knows
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
longer
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LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
meeting
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monsieur
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much
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
municipal
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From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
night
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From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
now
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
out
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population
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
Republican
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
season
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
streets
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suspicious
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
swell
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From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My brother belongs to the municipal council, and it’s through him that I know it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
town
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They gad about with the drivers who come here when the season commences, and swell the suspicious floating population which comes no one knows whence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You can no longer go out at night without meeting girls in the streets--you know, those candle hawkers!
worried
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From this reading I must tell you first of all that we now have a Republican municipal council, which is much worried by the demoralisation of the town.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look here, monsieur,” he continued; “I am going to tell you a fact.
