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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 THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
affair
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
all
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
B
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
band
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
best
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
Bindo
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
blue
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
car
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
carriage-builder
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
coronet
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
count's
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
de
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
employer
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
entering
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
evening
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
expense
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
G
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
Gare
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
humorous
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From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
impudent
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
jeweller's
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
Lyon
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
Marseilles
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
Melun
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
ordered
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
pale
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
panels
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
Paris
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
put
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
quick
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
regardless
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
repaint
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
Ritz
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
run
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
shop
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
side
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From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
style
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From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
Then
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From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
There
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, that same evening, we took the express to the Gare de Lyon, and put up, as before, at the Ritz.
up
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From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the panels, my employer, the impudent Bindo, had ordered a count's coronet, with the cipher "G. B." beneath, all to be done in the best style and regardless of expense.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before entering Paris, on our quick run up from Marseilles after the affair of the jeweller's shop, we had stopped at Melun, beyond Fontainebleau.
well-known
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
white
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From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, a well-known carriage-builder had been ordered to repaint the car pale blue, with a dead white band.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE STORY OF A SECRET This story of a secret is not without its humorous side.
