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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 Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
ago
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
avenues
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
boulevards
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
domed
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
dusky
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
famous
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From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
five
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
fixed
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
forest
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
forget
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
fortified
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
girdled
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
glades
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
glittering
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
hive
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
hour
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
human
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
idle
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
immense
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From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
keep
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
lies
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
light
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
light-chequered
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
lounge
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
man
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
mid-spring
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
mighty
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
Paris
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
park
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
preferred
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
seated
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
Seine
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
silver
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
some
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
spread
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
stately
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
symmetry
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
terrace
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From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
there
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
turfy
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From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
vapours
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
vastness
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From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
view
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From this reading The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
wistfulness
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From this reading His eyes were fixed in idle wistfulness on the mighty human hive before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards.
years
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine.
young
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From this reading One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.
