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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 next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
arrondissement
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has occurred?” asked Phellion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
bring
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
citizen
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
congratulations
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
conversation
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
dear
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Have the Thuilliers--” “It has nothing to do with the Thuilliers,” interrupted the mayor.
eleventh
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
engaged
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
Felix
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
hand
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has occurred?” asked Phellion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
interest
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Have the Thuilliers--” “It has nothing to do with the Thuilliers,” interrupted the mayor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
mayor
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
Minard
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From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
moment
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Have the Thuilliers--” “It has nothing to do with the Thuilliers,” interrupted the mayor.
occurred
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From this reading “What has occurred?” asked Phellion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
offer
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
offering
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
paid
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From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
Phellion
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From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
professor
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
some
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
son
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
study
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From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
Thuilliers
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From this reading “Have the Thuilliers--” “It has nothing to do with the Thuilliers,” interrupted the mayor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
unusual
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From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
visit
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From this reading The next morning Minard paid a visit to Phellion in his study.
warmly
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has occurred?” asked Phellion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great citizen and his son Felix were at that moment engaged in a conversation which seemed to have some unusual interest for them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Have the Thuilliers--” “It has nothing to do with the Thuilliers,” interrupted the mayor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
young
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From this reading “My dear Felix,” cried the mayor of the eleventh arrondissement, offering his hand warmly to the young professor, “it is you who bring me here this morning; I have come to offer you my congratulations.”
