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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 Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
awakens
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betrothed
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
blue
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bright
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city
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color
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crowd
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crowded
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days
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describing
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
End
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From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
excites
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From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
fascination
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From this reading Paris, with its blue sky and its trees, and its color--and its fascination there is no describing!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
happiness
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
interest
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From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris, with its blue sky and its trees, and its color--and its fascination there is no describing!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
Joy
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
June
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junior
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
man
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murmurous
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nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Paris, with its blue sky and its trees, and its color--and its fascination there is no describing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
Paris
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From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
pavements
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From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
restorer
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
sky
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soft
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speculation
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From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
Story
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From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End of the Story Paris in June!
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
trees
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voices
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week
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?
woman
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From this reading Paris with its crowded pavements--and such a crowd, where every man and woman awakens interest, excites speculation!
wonders
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
wrought
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From this reading Joy is a great restorer, and a week of happiness in this enchanted city had wrought wonders in our junior and his betrothed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know it, with its bright days and its soft nights, murmurous with voices?