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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 At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
agreeable
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
away
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
Berthier
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
boulevard
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
carriages
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
clear
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
cold
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
Courcelles
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
decided
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From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
door
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
down
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
dozen
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
driven
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
emerged
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
entered
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
far
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From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
female
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
form
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
front
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
guests
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
house
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
houses
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
leaving
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
lived
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
majority
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
male
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
men
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
night
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
number
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
o'clock
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
only
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
opened
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From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
other
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From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
parted
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
Porte-Maillot
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From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
quickly
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
refreshing
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
return
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From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
side
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
small
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
street
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door of that house opened, and a number of guests, male and female, emerged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
there
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
three
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From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot.
two
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
walk
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
walked
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From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At three o’clock in the morning, there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away, leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles, where they parted, as one of them lived in that street.
winter's
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From this reading It was a beautiful winter’s night, clear and cold; a night on which a brisk walk is agreeable and refreshing.
