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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 The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
apartment
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
back
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
belonged
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
benches
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
Café
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
called
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
Cartier
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
coming
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
contempt
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
corner
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
currently
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
customary
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
customers
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
de
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
deserting
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
divan
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
du
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
dusty
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
elm
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
end
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
envy
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
evenings
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
farther
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
few
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
frequenters
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
front
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
inner
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
irregular
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
kept
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
known
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
label
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
large
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
leather
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
man
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
marble-topped
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
meager
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
Melanie
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
Melanie's
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
mingled
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
ministering
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
narrow
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
Palais
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
Paris
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
Phrosine
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
Place
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
placed
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
planted
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
room
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
say
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
seat
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
servant
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
set
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
sham
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
situated
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
smiles
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
spacious
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
spent
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
spoken
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From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
square
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
styled
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
table
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
there
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
trees
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
usual
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From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
Vauchamp
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
walls
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From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
well
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From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a man belonged to that set it was as if he had a label on his back; he was spoken of with smiles of mingled contempt and envy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At the farther end of the first room, which was a spacious one, there was another called “the divan,” a narrow apartment having sham leather benches placed against the walls, while at each corner there stood a marble-topped table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The widow, deserting her seat in the front room, where she left her little servant Phrosine, spent her evenings in the inner apartment, ministering to a few customers, the usual frequenters of the place, those who were currently styled “the gentlemen of the divan.”
widow
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From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Café de Paris, kept by Melanie Cartier, a widow, was situated on the Place du Palais, a large irregular square planted with meager, dusty elm trees.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The place was so well known in Vauchamp that it was customary to say, “Are you coming to Melanie’s?”
