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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 EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
accosted
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
aunt's
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Beaumarchais
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
blinds
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
boulevard
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cab
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
carefully
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
carrying
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chance
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circumstance
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
closed
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
discovery
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
distributed
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
door
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driver
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
elderly
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employed
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
EXHIBITION
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
finding
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
five
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From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
follow
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
four
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garden
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
got
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
green
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handed
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
helped
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
house
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
houses
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
husband
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
Hélène's
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
just
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
knocked
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
lucky
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
man
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
means
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
names
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From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
news-carrier
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
newspapers
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
nine
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
o'clock
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
off
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
opposite
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
ordered
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
other
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
out
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
package
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
paper
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
papers
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
people
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From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
projects
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
recognised
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see
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
service
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several
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
side
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
simple
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some
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
street
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
three
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From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
unforeseen
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From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
very
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From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
wait
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I ordered my driver to follow the news-carrier; and when, after having distributed three or four other papers to several houses on the boulevard, he went off into a side street, I got out of the cab and accosted him:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE EXHIBITION The means I employed in finding out who was Hélène's husband were very simple, and a lucky chance helped me to the discovery.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
woman
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From this reading I did not have to wait long; about nine o'clock a man, carrying a package of newspapers, knocked at the green door and handed a paper to an elderly woman, whom I recognised as having been in my aunt's service.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next morning I went in a cab, whose blinds I carefully closed, to a point just opposite the little house of the Beaumarchais garden, to see if some unforeseen circumstance would not help me in my projects.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me the names of the five people to whom you have just left your papers.
