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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
amusing
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From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
arrived
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
back
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
Bellegarde
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
Bellegarde's
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
Boulevard
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
Bread
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
circumstances
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
day
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
de
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
desired
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
document
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
Domiciled
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
enter
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
further
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
Haussmann
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
home
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
how
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
informed
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
interview
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
l'Université
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
le
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
lodged
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
M
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
Madame
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
Marquis
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
marquise
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
more
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
morrow
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
Mrs
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
Newman
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
once
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
Paris
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
place
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From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
pocket-book
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
Poitiers
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
portress
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
preceding
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
reading
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
Rue
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
said
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From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
second
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From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
son
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From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
spent
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From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
very
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From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
walked
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From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The portress told him that she had arrived, with M. le Marquis, on the preceding day, and further informed him that if he desired to enter, Madame de Bellegarde and her son were both at home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Domiciled once more in the Boulevard Haussmann, he walked over to the Rue de l’Université and inquired of Madame de Bellegarde’s portress whether the marquise had come back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Newman returned to Paris the second day after his interview with Mrs. Bread.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The morrow he had spent at Poitiers, reading over and over again the little document which he had lodged in his pocket-book, and thinking what he would do in the circumstances and how he would do it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He would not have said that Poitiers was an amusing place; yet the day seemed very short.
