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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 On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
arrival
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
beautiful
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
breakfast
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
cafes
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
city
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
clustered
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
constituted
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
custom
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
dancer
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
deliberate
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
duck-footed
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
Eddring
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
Eddring's
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
floors
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
following
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
frank
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
frequent
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
friend
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
full
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
general
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
hand
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From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
how
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From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
interesting
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
JULES
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
kitchen
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
made
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
New
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
newspaper
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From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
Odeon
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
operation
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
Orleans
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
philosopher
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
place
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
promised
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
quaint
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
RELIGION
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From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
said
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From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
sanded
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
seems
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
served
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
solemn
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
some
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
tables
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
tapping
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From this reading "Jules," said he, tapping the newspaper in his hand, "how about this?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RELIGION OF JULES Eddring made his journey to New Orleans, as he had promised.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
very
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From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
view
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From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
visits
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From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One Jules, duck-footed, solemn and deliberate, served him, and was constituted general philosopher and friend, as had for some time been Eddring's custom in his frequent visits to this place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning following his arrival he took his breakfast at one of the quaint cafes of the city, a place with sanded floors and clustered tables, and a frank view of a kitchen in full though deliberate operation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It seems you have a new dancer at the Odeon, very beautiful, very mysterious, very interesting!"
