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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 She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
banker
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
carriage
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
case
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From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
Danglars
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She descended, and went through the passage.
directed
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
down
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
dressed
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From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
driving
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
du
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
excursion
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
Faubourg
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
follow
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
fullest
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
Germain
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
half-past
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
home
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
horses
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
Madame
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
Mazarine
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
o'clock
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
ordered
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
PassagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
Pont-Neuf
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
Rue
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
said
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
Saint
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From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
speed
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From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She descended, and went through the passage.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
twelve
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From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us leave the banker driving his horses at their fullest speed, and follow Madame Danglars in her morning excursion.
very
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From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
walking
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From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that at half-past twelve o’clock Madame Danglars had ordered her horses, and had left home in the carriage.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She directed her course towards the Faubourg Saint Germain, went down the Rue Mazarine, and stopped at the Passage du Pont-Neuf.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
woman
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From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was very plainly dressed, as would be the case with a woman of taste walking in the morning.
