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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 PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
account
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
act
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
All
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
apace
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
attracted
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
Carlo
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
Carnival
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
compatriots
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
crowds
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
Day
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
days
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
death
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
distraction
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
drift
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
escort
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
Europe
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
exception
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
few
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
Gerald
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
gravitation
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
host
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
knew
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
law
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
louis
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
luncheon
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
many
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
met
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Monte
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
music
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
natural
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
nearness
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
Nice
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
other
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
painful
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
people
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
PLACES
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
PREDICAMENT
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
proceeding
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
Reggie's
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
risked
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
Rooms
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
scarcely
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
season
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From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
Seven
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
Sign
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
Sins
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From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
success
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
tables
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
there
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though our memories of the Sign of the Seven Sins were painful on account of poor Reggie’s mysterious death, we nevertheless found distraction in the Rooms, the crowds, and the music.
times
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
varying
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From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
visitors
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From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We met quite a host of people we knew, for the season was proceeding apace, and the nearness of the Carnival attracted our compatriots from all over Europe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All visitors to Nice drift there as if by the natural law of gravitation, and we were no exception.
why
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From this reading PLACES ME IN A PREDICAMENT Day by day for many days we went over to Monte Carlo, why, I can scarcely tell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes Gerald would act as escort, and at other times we went alone after luncheon and risked a few louis on the tables with varying success.
