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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 ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
all
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
apéritif
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
away
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
begin
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
benches
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From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
Café
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
Carlo
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
commences
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
day
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
de
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
densest
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
eleven
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
EZE
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
face
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From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
feature
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
followed
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the human stream is of never-ceasing interest.
front
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
gather
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
gossip
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
gradually
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
hour
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
human
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From this reading For the human stream is of never-ceasing interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
inexorable
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
interest
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From this reading For the human stream is of never-ceasing interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
items
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
later
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
like
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
lunch
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
Monte
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
never-ceasing
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From this reading For the human stream is of never-ceasing interest.
o'clock
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
occupying
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
other
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
Paris
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
pedestrians
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
pleasantly
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
pleasure
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
privilege
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From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
rare
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From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
reach
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
really
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
resorts
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
ROAD
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
routine
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
sit
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From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
stream
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From this reading For the human stream is of never-ceasing interest.
sun-shade
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
terrace
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
then
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From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The terrace pedestrians begin to gather about eleven o’clock, reach their densest an hour later, and then gradually thin away.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
two
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From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
walk
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From this reading THE ROAD TO EZE Monte Carlo, like all other pleasure resorts, has its inexorable routine, and the feature of the morning is a walk upon the terrace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This is followed by an apéritif and half an hour of gossip under a sun-shade in front of the Café de Paris, these two items occupying the time pleasantly until lunch, when the day really commences.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To sit during that hour on one of the benches which face the walk is a rare privilege.
