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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 Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
all
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
Amphitryon
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
Avenue
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
best
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
bread
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
Browne
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
building
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From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
cheese
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
Club
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
clubs
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
de
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
distinguished
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
Europe
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
evening
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From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
exclusive
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
fashion
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From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
kind
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
knows
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
l'Opera
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
led
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From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
lunch
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
luxurious
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From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
many
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
member
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
most
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
Now
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
obtainable
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
Paris
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
particular
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From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
Porter-house
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
situated
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
stays
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
steak
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
sumptuous
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From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
there
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
unpretentious
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
usually
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
very
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From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What led him there on that particular evening Browne did not quite know.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a fine building, in which everything was done in the most sumptuous and luxurious fashion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
world
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From this reading Now the Amphitryon Club is situated in the Avenue de l'Opera, as all the world knows, and is one of the most exclusive and distinguished clubs in Europe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
years
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From this reading Browne had been a member for many years, and during his stays in Paris was usually to be found there.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might lunch there on bread and cheese or a Porter-house steak; but the bread, the cheese, and the steak, while unpretentious in themselves, would be the very best obtainable of their kind.
