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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 Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
able
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
abreast
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
air
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
amusing
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
appeared
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
April
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
assure
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
Baron
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
boulevards
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
careless
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
certain
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
charming
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
comic
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
days
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
de
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
discreet
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
divine
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
enabled
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
enjoy
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
experience
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
figure
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
followed
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
following
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
gaiety
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
Gymnase
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
happy
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
height
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
humor
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
impression
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
intelligent
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
lady
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
light
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
Limézy
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
luminous
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
man
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
middle
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
more
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From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
observer
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
once
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
only
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
Paris
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
powerful
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
presently
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
presents
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
sights
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
slender
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From this reading Of middle height, he had a figure at once slender and powerful.
strolling
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From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the humor he was in nothing appeared more comic and amusing to Ralph than a man who followed a woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
vast
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From this reading Only the vast experience of the Baron de Limézy enabled him to divine that this discreet gentleman was following the lady.
walking
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ralph de Limézy was strolling along the boulevards with the careless air of a happy man, who has only to look about him to enjoy the charming sights and the light gaiety which the life of Paris presents to the intelligent observer on certain luminous days in April.
woman
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From this reading As he passed the Gymnase, he had the impression that a man who was walking abreast of him was following a woman, an impression which he was presently able to assure himself was exact.
