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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 About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
apartment
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From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
awoke
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From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
beautiful
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From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
Cardot
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
clerk
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From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
cushions
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
danced
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
deliberately
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
eleven
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From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
evening
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
face
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
feign
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
Florentine
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
freshness
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
going
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
inaugurate
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From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
Les
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
letting
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From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
lose
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
night
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
old
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
orgy
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
Really
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
Recognizing
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
Ruines
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
said
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
sensible
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
sleep
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
sound
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From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
spent
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From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
That's
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
turned
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
uncle
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
unfortunate
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From this reading About eleven the next morning, a terrible sound awoke the unfortunate clerk.
ungrateful
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From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
velvet
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
voice
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
wise
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Besides which, it was ungrateful to inaugurate this beautiful apartment without even letting me know.
work
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From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
yellow
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From this reading Recognizing the voice of his uncle Cardot, he thought it wise to feign sleep, and so turned his face into the yellow velvet cushions on which he had passed the night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Really, my little Florentine,” said the old gentleman, “this is neither right nor sensible; you danced last evening in ‘Les Ruines,’ and you have spent the night in an orgy.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s deliberately going to work to lose your freshness.
