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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 He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
alleys
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
appeared
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
Arriving
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
Avoie
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
came
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
clouds
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
dark
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
de
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
dirty
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
disturbed
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
essayed
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
exactly
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
extending
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
face
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
find
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
gloomy
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
house
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
incertitude
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
light
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
lovely
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
man
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
MANNERS
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From this reading MANNERS OF THE TIMES.
Maurice
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
moment
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
moon
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
motion
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
much
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
night
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
number
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANNERS OF THE TIMES.
only
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
out
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
own
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
patrols
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
quarter
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
recognize
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
retraced
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
Roule
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
Rue
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
Sainte
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
saw
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From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
situated
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
steps
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
Temple
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From this reading Arriving at the Rue Sainte Avoie, Maurice was much surprised at the number of patrols in motion in that quarter of the Temple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MANNERS OF THE TIMES.
TIMES
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From this reading MANNERS OF THE TIMES.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
unknown
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
up
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From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Maurice came to himself, he looked around, but saw only the gloomy, dirty alleys extending to his right and left.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He essayed to find out exactly where he was, that he might recognize it again; but his mind was disturbed, the night was dark, and the moon, which for a moment had appeared to light up the lovely face of the fair unknown, had again retired behind the clouds.
young
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From this reading The young man, after a moment of cruel incertitude, retraced his steps toward his own house, situated in the Rue de Roule.
