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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 SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
Abbe
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
affairs
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
anxious
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
asking
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
breath
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
chat
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
concerning
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
Cortot
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
deep
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
delightful
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
dining-room
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
dinner
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
dusk
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
echo
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
femme-de-menage
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
FLESH
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
garden
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
gathered
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
ground-floor
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
heard
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
height
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
Hereabouts
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
How
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
humble
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
month
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
Montmartre
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
o'clock
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
other
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
overlooking
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
panting
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
Paris
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
past
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
peacefulness
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
Pierre
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
place
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
provincial
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
quiet
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
quietude
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
resided
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
Rose
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
Rue
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
rumble
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
seen
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
Seven
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
side
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
sleepy
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
slowly
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
some
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
soup
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
SPIRIT
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
strip
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From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
suggestive
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
table
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
there
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
town
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From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
waiting
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From this reading Seven o'clock had struck, the dusk had gathered slowly, and Pierre was in the humble dining-room, waiting for the _femme-de-menage_ to place the soup upon the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The deep silence and sleepy peacefulness were suggestive of some distant provincial town.
wheels
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From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SPIRIT AND FLESH How delightful was the quietude of the little ground-floor overlooking a strip of garden in the Rue Cortot, where good Abbe Rose resided!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hereabouts there was not even a rumble of wheels, or an echo of the panting breath of Paris, which one heard on the other side of the height of Montmartre.
written
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From this reading Abbe Rose, anxious at having seen so little of him for a month past, had written, asking him to come to dinner, in order that they might have a quiet chat concerning their affairs.
