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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 It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
absent
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
allude
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
author
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
away
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
birth-place
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From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
carried
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
city
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
demolitions
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
extent
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
follow
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fond
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From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
forced
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
hour
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
many
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
mental
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From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
necessary
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From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
new
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He need not say that he is fond of Paris, for it is his mental birth-place.
now
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
others
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From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
pages
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From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
Paris
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
past
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
present
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From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
rebuilding
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
regrets
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
religiously
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
say
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
some
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
sprung
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
STRATEGIC
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From this reading STRATEGIC ZIGZAGS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
transformed
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
unknown
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
up
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading An observation is necessary here about the present pages and others which will follow.
work
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
years
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From this reading It is now many years that the author of this work--forced, he regrets to say, to allude to himself--has been absent from Paris, and since he left that city it has been transformed, and a new city has sprung up, which is to some extent unknown to him.
youth
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From this reading Owing to demolitions and rebuilding, the Paris of his youth, the Paris which he religiously carried away in his memory, is at this hour a Paris of the past.
ZIGZAGS
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From this reading STRATEGIC ZIGZAGS.
