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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 end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
Arcade
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
black
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
breadth
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From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
burning
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
coming
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
corridor
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
damp
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From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
dark
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
days
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
de
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
dirty
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
drag
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
end
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
falls
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
filth
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
find
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
forming
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
glass
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
glazing
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
Guénégaud
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
heavy
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
light
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
loose
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From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
Mazarine
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
miserably
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
most
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From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
narrow
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
Neuf
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
overhead
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
paces
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From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
panes
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
paved
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From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
Pont
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
quays
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
roof
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
Rue
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
Seine
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
sort
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From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
square
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From this reading The square panes of glass forming the roof, are black with filth.
streets
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
summer
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
sun
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
thirty
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From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
tiles
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From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
two
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From this reading This arcade, at the most, is thirty paces long by two in breadth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
whitish
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From this reading On fine days in the summer, when the streets are burning with heavy sun, whitish light falls from the dirty glazing overhead to drag miserably through the arcade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
yellowish
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From this reading It is paved with worn, loose, yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of the Rue Guénégaud, coming from the quays, you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf, a sort of narrow, dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine.
