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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 reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
begun
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
buzzed
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
city
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
consequently
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
converted
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From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
Cour
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
day
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
de
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den
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
dram-shop
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
enclosed
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
epoch
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
fall
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
goodly
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
hideous
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
hive
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
lively
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
Miracles
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
monstrous
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
most
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
night
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
number
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
outcast
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
pleasure
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From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
probably
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
reader
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
resort
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From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
ruin
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
sort
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From this reading It was a sort of monstrous hive, which buzzed there night and day.
stories
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
story
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
surrounded
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
There
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
towers
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
underground
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
upper
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From this reading There was a dram-shop in the underground story, and the rest in the upper stories.
vagabonds
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From this reading One of these towers had been converted into a pleasure resort by the vagabonds.
wall
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From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
whole
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From this reading This was the most lively, and consequently the most hideous, point of the whole outcast den.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The reader has probably not forgotten that a part of the Cour de Miracles was enclosed by the ancient wall which surrounded the city, a goodly number of whose towers had begun, even at that epoch, to fall to ruin.
