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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 Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
absent
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve came alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
appointed
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
architect
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
arrived
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
asking
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
bed
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
Boulevard
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
came
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From this reading Eve came alone.
de
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
delayed
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
despatched
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
dine
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
early
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
eight
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
Eve
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
evening
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
fatigue
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
friends
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
full
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
Gare
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
girls
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
grasping
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
hand
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
healthy
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
heartily
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
Hilliard
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
homeward
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
hours
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
Lyon
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
meal
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
meeting
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
Michel
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
Narramore
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
old
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
only
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
Patty
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
place
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
pleasure
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
post-card
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
pursued
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
quarters
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
return
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
September
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
sleep
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
slept
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
smile
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
some
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
St
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From this reading The place he had appointed for meeting with the girls was at the foot of the Boulevard St. Michel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
thereupon
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From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
three
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
unfeigned
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
weeks
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From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
welcomed
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Narramore and the architect delayed only for a meal, and pursued their journey homeward; Hilliard returned to his old quarters despatched a post-card asking Eve and Patty to dine with him that evening, and thereupon went to bed, where for some eight hours he slept the sleep of healthy fatigue.
where's
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From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And where's Patty?" he asked, grasping her hand heartily in return for the smile of unfeigned pleasure with which she welcomed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was absent for full three weeks, and arrived with his friends at the Gare de Lyon early one morning of September.
