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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 Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
all
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
allow
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
apartments
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
brother-in-law
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
carriages
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
company
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
cross
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
crossed
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
cup
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From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
de
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
departure
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
double
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
fact
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
gate
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
good-night
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From this reading He rejoined them to say good-night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
hardly
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rejoined them to say good-night.
Henri
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
Hotel
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
Just
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
Like
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
Montgeron
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
mount
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
much
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
opened
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
other
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
outer
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
own
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
owners
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
porte-cochere
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
receive
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He rejoined them to say good-night.
residences
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From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
salon
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From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
say
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From this reading He rejoined them to say good-night.
sister
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
steps
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From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
Swiss
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
tea
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From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He rejoined them to say good-night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
threshold
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, Henri had had hardly time to cross the courtyard to mount to his own apartments before his brother-in-law and his sister stopped him at the foot of the steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
two
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
Vermont
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From this reading Just as the Swiss opened the outer gate to allow the departure of Mademoiselle de Vermont, the two carriages crossed each other on the threshold.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Like all residences where the owners receive much company, the Hotel de Montgeron had a double porte-cochere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
Won't
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From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you come and take a cup of tea with us in the little salon?" they asked.
