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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 hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
agreeable
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
all
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
architectural
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
artists
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
boldly
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
bride
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
Clemenceau
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
colors
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
completed
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
debt
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
described
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
dot
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
exercise
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
father
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
Felix
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
fellowship
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
FOLD
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From this reading THE FOX IN THE FOLD.
FOX
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From this reading THE FOX IN THE FOLD.
friend
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
helped
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
hint
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
honor
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
house
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FOX IN THE FOLD.
installed
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
known
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
M
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
maintenance
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
managed
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
manfully
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
mockery
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
money
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
Montmorency
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
more
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
nominal
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
notary
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
old
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
pay
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
portfolio
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
pretty
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
Reine-Claude
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
rented
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
Ritz
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
secluded
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
sketches
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
son
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
soon
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
spell
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
suburb
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
sum
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From this reading At the hint from M. Ritz, who had a debt of honor to pay the son of his dead friend, the house was rented at a nominal sum.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
thanks
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From this reading He had a portfolio of architectural sketches soon completed and, thanks to the fellowship to which his name might exercise a spell, all the old artists who had known his father, helped him manfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOX IN THE FOLD.
there
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
tinge
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From this reading Here Felix, as he boldly described himself by right, though the name had a tinge of mockery, installed himself with his bride.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
transmission
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
Villa
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
villas
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
young
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From this reading Among the secluded villas that dot with pretty colors the suburb of Montmorency, there is none more agreeable than the Villa Reine-Claude, which was in the hands of the notary who had managed the transmission of the maintenance money to young Clemenceau.
