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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 Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
access
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
all
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almost
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
away
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
backstairs
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
basin
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
calling
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
CHURCH
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
commanded
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
dingy
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
door
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
down
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
eating-house
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
evil
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
exclusively
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
few
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
filtered
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
forth
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
gate
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
gave
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
gossip
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
GROUND
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
houses
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
known
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
lackey
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
lentil
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
Louvre
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
lovers
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
Magasins
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
maze
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
meet
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
more
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
mouth
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
near
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
only
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
palace
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
place
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
plied
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repaired
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
reputation
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
riding-school
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
rough
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
sat
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
servants
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
shopkeepers
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
shops
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
small
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
soup
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
squalid
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
stole
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
streets
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
sunset
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
table
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
trade
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
tumble-down
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
upheld
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From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
used
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
view
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From this reading It was here that I repaired at sunset, and calling for a basin of lentil soup sat me down at a rough table near the door, which commanded a view of the gate.
waiting-woman
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From this reading Here it was that the waiting-woman and the lackey stole forth to meet their lovers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through this filtered all the backstairs' gossip of the Louvre, and more besides, for the small shopkeepers of the Magasins upheld a reputation as evil as the place in which they plied their trade.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
wicket
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From this reading THE CHURCH UNDER THE GROUND The wicket gate near the riding-school was used almost exclusively by the servants of the palace, to whom it gave access to that maze of nameless streets, dingy, tumble-down houses, and squalid shops that was known as the Magasins.
yards
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From this reading At the mouth of one of these streets, only a few yards away from the wicket, was a small eating-house.
