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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 Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
all
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
appointment
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
baton
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
boarding-schools
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
boulevards
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
breakfast
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
cab-horse
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
composer
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
conductor
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
day's
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
fashion
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
fraternal
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
give
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
hand
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
harness
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
housekeeping
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
just
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
lessons
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
marshal's
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
meeting
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
men
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
moments
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
music
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
musical
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
nearly
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
Night
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From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
noon
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
o'clock
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
occasion
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
old
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
orchestra
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From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
other
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
out
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
Paris
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
place
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From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
Pons
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
received
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
rehearsal
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
repaired
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
rising
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
routine
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
sauntering
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
Schmucke
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From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
setting
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
seven
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
spare
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
spent
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
summer
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
theatre
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
there
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From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
together
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
unknown
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From this reading At the time of their first meeting, Pons had just received that marshal's baton of the unknown musical composer--an appointment as conductor of an orchestra.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
very
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From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the old men began housekeeping together, the day's routine was very nearly the same for them both.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Towards noon Pons repaired to his theatre, if there was a rehearsal on hand; but all his spare moments were spent in sauntering on the boulevards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
winter
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
wise
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From this reading Night found both of them in the orchestra at the theatre, for Pons had found a place for Schmucke, and upon this wise.
worked
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From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They worked together in harness in the fraternal fashion of the Paris cab-horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o'clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other.
