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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 LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
absence
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
address
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
away
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
bag
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
basking
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
brightness
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
brooding
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
cab
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
carriage
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
certain
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
city
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
climbed
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
door
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
driver
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
face
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
go
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
going
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
heard
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
lay
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
leaving
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
linen
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
LONELINESS
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
Lyons
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
made
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
Mariolle
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
matters
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
necessaries
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
night
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
now
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
other
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
pack
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
Paris
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
post-office
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
remind
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
see
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
started
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
station
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From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
sunny
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From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
taking
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
temporary
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONELINESS The city lay basking in the brightness of a sunny morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told the driver to go to the Lyons station and the cab started.
top
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
traveling
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
trunks
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
two
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
valet
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From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
voice
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
waiting
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From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had made his valet the night before pack the linen and other necessaries for a long absence, and now he was going away, leaving as his temporary address Fontainebleau post-office.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
wish
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From this reading He was taking no one with him, it being his wish to see no face that might remind him of Paris and to hear no voice that he had heard while brooding over certain matters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mariolle climbed into the carriage that stood waiting at his door with a traveling bag and two trunks on top.
