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1823
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
bed-room
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BOULATRUELLE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
BOULATRUELLE
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From this reading BOULATRUELLE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT.
Boulevard
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
called
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
choice
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
Christmas
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
cleanliness
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
combined
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
day
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
de
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
desolate
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
district
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
dress
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
extreme
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
Faubourg
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BOULATRUELLE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
hired
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
houses
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
isolated
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
l'Hôpital
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
lodging
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
looking
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
man
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
Marceau
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading BOULATRUELLE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT.
mendicant
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
misery
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
most
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
Paris
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
person
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
presently
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
realized
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
really
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
respectable
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOULATRUELLE MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
see
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From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
shabby
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
skirt
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
St
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
stop
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From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to be looking for a lodging, and to stop for choice at the most shabby houses in this skirt of the Faubourg St. Marceau.
type
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From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
walked
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From this reading On the afternoon of this same Christmas day, 1823, a man walked for a long time about the most desolate part of the Boulevard de l'Hôpital, at Paris.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we shall see presently, this man had really hired a bed-room in this isolated district.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both in dress and person he realized the type of what might be called the respectable mendicant, or extreme misery combined with extreme cleanliness.
