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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 AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
abandon
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
able
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
breakfast
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
Colonel
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From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
comfort
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
Corey
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
des
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
Deux
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
door
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
father
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
latch-key
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
leaves
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
library
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
moment
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
Mondes
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
now
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From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
old
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
own
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
pince-nez
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
postpone
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
privacy
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
Revue
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
see
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
spectacles
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
story
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
superior
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
to-morrow
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
turning
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
up
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
V
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From this reading V.
Very
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From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
well
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From this reading "Very well, now," answered the Colonel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
white-moustached
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From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a white-moustached old gentleman, who had never been able to abandon his pince-nez for the superior comfort of spectacles, even in the privacy of his own library.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
you're
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From this reading "You postpone the rest of it till to-morrow at breakfast, and see that you're up in time to let ME hear it."
young
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From this reading AT the same moment young Corey let himself in at his own door with his latch-key, and went to the library, where he found his father turning the last leaves of a story in the Revue des Deux Mondes.
