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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 Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
absent
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
affair
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
arrival
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
Bordeaux
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
bowed
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
business
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
child
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
client's
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
cloak
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
coming
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
Comte
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
continue
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
days
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
de
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
ending
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
entering
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
evening
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From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
Fatigued
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From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
Five
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
friend
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
guest's
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
head
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
home
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
house
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
housekeeper
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
late
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
later
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
Madame
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
man
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
Manerville
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
manner
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
Mathias
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
moment
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
Monsieur
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
month
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
mother
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
notary
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
November
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
obliged
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
old
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
Paul
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
Paul's
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
peacefully
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
practice
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
quiet
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
rapid
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From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
reached
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
room
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
sleeping
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
slept
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From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
sold
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Fatigued by a rapid journey, Paul slept till evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
Too
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From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
up
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
urgent
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
warned
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
watched
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
watches
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From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the old man reached home he went up to his client’s room, and watched him sleeping, as a mother watches her child.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Too old to continue in business, the worthy notary had sold his practice and was ending his days peacefully in a quiet house to which he had retired.
wrapped
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
year
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From this reading An urgent affair had obliged him to be absent at the moment of his guest’s arrival, but his housekeeper, warned of Paul’s coming, took him to the room of the late Madame Mathias, who had been dead a year.
years
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From this reading Five years later, on an afternoon in the month of November, Comte Paul de Manerville, wrapped in a cloak, was entering, with a bowed head and a mysterious manner, the house of his old friend Monsieur Mathias at Bordeaux.
