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1827
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From this reading In 1827, Marius had just attained his seventeenth year.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
addition
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
attained
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From this reading In 1827, Marius had just attained his seventeenth year.
bade
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Basque
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
chambermaid
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
classical
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
coincided
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
conclusion
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
de
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
departure
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
des
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
established
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
evening
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
farewell
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Faubourg
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Filles-du-Calvaire
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
Gillenormand's
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
grandfather
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
hand
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
holding
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
home
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
house
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
just
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From this reading In 1827, Marius had just attained his seventeenth year.
letter
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
M
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
Madame
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Magnon
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
man
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Marais
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Marius
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
mentioned
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
Nicolette
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
old
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
porter
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
pursy
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
return
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
Rue
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
s
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
Saint-Germain
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
salon
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
saw
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From this reading One evening, on his return home, he saw his grandfather holding a letter in his hand.
servants
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
seventeenth
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From this reading In 1827, Marius had just attained his seventeenth year.
short-breathed
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
society
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
studies
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From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
succeeded
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
T
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From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
There
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From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man bade farewell to the Faubourg Saint-Germain and to Madame de T.’s salon, and established himself in the Marais, in his house of the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There he had for servants, in addition to the porter, that chambermaid, Nicolette, who had succeeded to Magnon, and that short-breathed and pursy Basque, who have been mentioned above.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The conclusion of Marius’ classical studies coincided with M. Gillenormand’s departure from society.
year
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From this reading In 1827, Marius had just attained his seventeenth year.
