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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 man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
all
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
assure
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
Bixiou
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
colossal
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
commerce
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
dazzling
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
else
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From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
far
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
Gazonal
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
go
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
gowns
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
hanging
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
ladies
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
made
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
man
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
marcheuses
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
midst
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
modern
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
more
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
originals
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
pointing
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
possesses
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
rats
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
retail
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
rue
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
said
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
Saint-Marc
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
secrets
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
see
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
shop
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
shops
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
show
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From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
show-windows
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
showed
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
Southerner
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
stain
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
there
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
touch
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From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
ugly
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
untidy
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From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
usuress
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
want
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From this reading “Do you want to show me something else?”
way
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From this reading “Let us go this way,” said Bixiou pointing to the rue Saint-Marc.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he showed Gazonal one of those untidy shops which made an ugly stain in the midst of the dazzling show-windows of modern retail commerce.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
window
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
woman
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes; you shall see the usuress of rats, marcheuses and great ladies,--a woman who possesses more terrible secrets than there are gowns hanging in her window,” said Bixiou.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The man is colossal,” said Gazonal, as they left the shop; “but I assure you that all your originals so far have a touch of the Southerner about them.”
