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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 When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
accustomed
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
Albert
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
allow
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
amuse
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
apartment
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
atelier
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From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
bachelor's
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
calculating
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
cicerone
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
commence
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
count
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
Cristo
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
dear
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
favorite
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From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
feet
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
floor
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From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
ground
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From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
how
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
Italy
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
led
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From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
live
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
lodged
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
man
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
many
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
Monte
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
palaces
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
Paris
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
pass
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From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
room
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From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
said
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
salon
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From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
seen
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From this reading Monte Cristo had already seen the breakfast-room and the salon on the ground floor.
services
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
showing
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
specimen
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From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
square
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Albert led him first to his _atelier_, which was, as we have said, his favorite apartment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
windows
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From this reading As we pass from one room to another, I will open the windows to let you breathe.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
worst
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Albert found himself alone with Monte Cristo, “My dear count,” said he, “allow me to commence my services as _cicerone_ by showing you a specimen of a bachelor’s apartment.
young
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From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You, who are accustomed to the palaces of Italy, can amuse yourself by calculating in how many square feet a young man who is not the worst lodged in Paris can live.
