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7
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From this reading It was No. 7.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I saw a sombre house in a sombre street.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
appreciated
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
arrived
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
Aubry
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
Boucher
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
Boucherat
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
days
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
enabled
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
extricate
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
gift
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
gifted
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
Honoré
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
house
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From this reading I saw a sombre house in a sombre street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
inquiries
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
INSTALLATION
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From this reading INSTALLATION.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
joined
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
knew
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
labyrinth
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
le
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
legs
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
like
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
making
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
minutes
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
nature
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
necessary
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was No. 7.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
Paris
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
present
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
Rue
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
said
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
saw
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From this reading I saw a sombre house in a sombre street.
seven
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
six
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
sombre
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From this reading I saw a sombre house in a sombre street.
spent
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
St
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
street
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From this reading I saw a sombre house in a sombre street.
streets
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
stretched
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
strong
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From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
sufficient
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From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have already said that nature had gifted me with strong legs, and it was in days like the present that I appreciated the gift.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet, I knew not sufficient of Paris to be enabled to extricate myself from the labyrinth of streets which joined the Rue St. Honoré, and which stretched from the Rue Aubry le Boucher to the Rue Boucherat, so that I spent six or seven minutes in making the necessary inquiries, and at last arrived.
