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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 In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
all
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
almost
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Au
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Avenue
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
Barfleur
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Boivin
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
Calais
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
Catalan
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
circle
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
concierge
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
de
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
definite
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
Dover
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
du
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
elsewhere
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
explained
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
fascination
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
felt
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
finally
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
fixed
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
following
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
Gare
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
habitation
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
happy
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
HOME
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
hotel
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
l'Opéra
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
leave
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
London
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
Longchamps
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
luncheons
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Marcelle
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
met
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
more
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
Nord
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
off
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
out
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
Paris
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
people
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
provide
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
Pré
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Père
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
races
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
small
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
social
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
sorry
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
then
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
town
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
up
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From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
utter
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
want
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From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had finally looked up Marcelle, but the concierge explained that she was out of town.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
Wednesday
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From this reading THE VOYAGE HOME The following Wednesday Barfleur and I returned to London via Calais and Dover.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
whiles
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From this reading We had been, between whiles, to the races at Longchamps, luncheons at Au Père Boivin, the Pré Catalan, and elsewhere.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In spite of the utter fascination of Paris I was not at all sorry to leave, for I felt that to be happy here one would want a more definite social life and a more fixed habitation than this hotel and the small circle of people that we had met could provide.
yearning
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From this reading I took a last--almost a yearning--look at the Avenue de l’Opéra and the Gare du Nord and then we were off.
