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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 “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
account
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
arm
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
ask
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From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
Champs
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
deal
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
direction
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
Elysees
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
exercise
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
familiar
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
fast
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
felt
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
friend's
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
gained
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
Gordon
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
hand
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
heavy
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
held
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
lain
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
physical
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
place
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
pleasantest
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
pressure
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
responsibility
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
rested
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
s
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
said
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
say
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From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
street
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
strolled
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From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
symbol
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From this reading It held him fast--it held him to account; it seemed a physical symbol of responsibility.
talk
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From this reading “For a little exercise and a good deal of talk, it ‘s the pleasantest place,” said Gordon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
there
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gordon took his arm and they gained the street; they strolled in the direction of the Champs Elysees.
weight
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From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bernard felt the familiar pressure of his friend’s hand, as it rested on his arm, and it seemed to him never to have lain there with so heavy a weight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have a good deal to say; I have a good deal to ask you.”
