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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 Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
accepted
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
Bastille
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
Bell
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
Bibliotheque
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
Boulevard
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
Bourdon
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
Cerisaie
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
Clara
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
close
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
conditions
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
d'Orleans
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
days
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
de
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
draw
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
ending
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
fountain
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
frugally
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
garret
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
just
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
kind
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
knowledge
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
known
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
la
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
Lesdiguieres
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
live
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
lived
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
Love
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
monastic
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
near
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
necessary
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
once
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
only
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
opposite
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
others
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
out
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
passion
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
permitting
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
Place
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
power
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
probably
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
reading
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
Rue
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
Saint-Antoine
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
scarcely
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
spent
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
stranded
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
street
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
studies
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
study
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From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
Translated
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
turning
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From this reading It is a turning out of the Rue Saint-Antoine, beginning just opposite a fountain near the Place de la Bastille, and ending in the Rue de la Cerisaie.
used
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
walk
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
weather
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
work
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From this reading Love of knowledge stranded me in a garret; my nights I spent in work, my days in reading at the Bibliotheque d'Orleans, close by.
worker
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From this reading I lived frugally; I had accepted the conditions of the monastic life, necessary conditions for every worker, scarcely permitting myself a walk along the Boulevard Bourdon when the weather was fine.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One passion only had power to draw me from my studies; and yet, what was that passion but a study of another kind?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and others I once used to live in a little street which probably is not known to you--the Rue de Lesdiguieres.
