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The Queen's Necklace
The Queen's Necklace

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31, section 1: THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE. It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera. In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high
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THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.
It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.
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The Queen's Necklace

Chapter XXXI

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.
Line 2
It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.
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In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.
Line 4
The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.
Line 5
The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.”

Courtyard noun US /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/

an open area surrounded by the walls of a building

From this reading “In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.”

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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 In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

agreement

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

ball

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

Bœhmer

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

cheapness

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/

an open area surrounded by the walls of a building

From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

day

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

days

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

end

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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

floor

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

ground

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

high

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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

HOUSE

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From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

journalist

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JOURNALIST'S

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From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.

kind

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

lived

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

M

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

Montorgueil

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narrow

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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

occupied

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

Opera

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other

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

people

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

quiet

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

Rue

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From this reading In the Rue Montorgueil, at the end of a courtyard, was a high and narrow house.

shop

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

stories

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE JOURNALIST’S HOUSE.

there

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From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

three

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From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

tolerably

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.

well-known

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From this reading The ground floor was a kind of shop, and here lived a tolerably well-known journalist.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The other stories were occupied by quiet people, who lived there for cheapness.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was the day after the agreement with M. Bœhmer, and three days after the ball at the Opera.