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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 It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
add
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
allowed
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
always
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
back
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
bought
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
build
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
building
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
buildings
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
censure
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
city
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
compelled
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
concierge
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
condition
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
CROP
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
curiosity
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
depth
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
DIFFICULTIES
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
EASIEST
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
eighteen
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
ended
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
find
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
floor
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
formed
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
front
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
garden
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
garrets
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
ground-floor
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
Honore-Chevalier
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
house
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
iron
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
law
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
lease
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
line
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
lived
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
lost
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
narrowest
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
new
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
occupant
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
official
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
other
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
owing
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
owner
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
personage
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
planted
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
policing
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
quarter
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
railing
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
rented
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
repair
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
rich
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
rue
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
Saint-Sulpice
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
sell
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
separated
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
side
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
small
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
storey
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
storeys
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
straightening
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
street
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
surmounted
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
tenants
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
THEFTS
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
thus
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
Toupillier
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
trees
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From this reading The courtyard thus formed ended in a garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of the first floor.
two
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
UP
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From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the Saint-Sulpice quarter.
whole
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
wings
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From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It consisted of a first storey above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings running back on either side.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
wretched
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From this reading The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it, or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in the condition in which he bought it.
years
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From this reading This garden, separated by an iron railing from the courtyard, would have allowed a rich owner to sell the front buildings to the city, and to build a new house upon the courtyard; but the whole of the first floor was let on an eighteen years’ lease to a mysterious personage, about whom neither the official policing of the concierge nor the curiosity of the other tenants could find anything to censure.
