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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 It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
all
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
appointment
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
broad
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
business
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
busy
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
charming
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
consciousness
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
daughter
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
day
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
days
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
destiny
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From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
dream-like
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
early
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
feared
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From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
few
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
FIRE
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE.
Glynn
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
happiness
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From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
Lambert
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
lasted
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
moonlight
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
music
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
night
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
noise
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
Paris
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
placed
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From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
PLAYING
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
probably
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
quit
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
see
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
street
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
unreal
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
very
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not happiness, he feared, if she were all she seemed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE.
woke
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From this reading When Glynn woke next morning to broad day, the noise of the busy street, and the consciousness of an early business appointment, last night, with its music and moonlight, seemed to him dream-like and unreal.
woman
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From this reading What would be the destiny of such a woman so placed?
wonderfully
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From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was all very pleasant while it lasted, but in a few days he would quit Paris, and probably never see Lambert or that wonderfully charming daughter of his again.
