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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 Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
antechamber
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
any
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
apartment
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
awaiting
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
carefully
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
curiosity
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
drew
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
emotion
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
enter
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
furred
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
General
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
gesture
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
gloves
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
habit
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
half-an-hour
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
hat
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
just
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
laid
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
make
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
man
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
military
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
minuteness
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
off
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
other
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
overcoat
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From this reading His servant took off his overcoat with the same slowness.
placed
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
put
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
quicker
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading His servant took off his overcoat with the same slowness.
servant
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From this reading His servant took off his overcoat with the same slowness.
side
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
slowness
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From this reading His servant took off his overcoat with the same slowness.
spite
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From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
stand
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
stick
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
strong
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
table
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From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nevertheless, in spite of his curiosity, the General did not make a gesture the quicker.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
then
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
told
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
too
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
took
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From this reading His servant took off his overcoat with the same slowness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
vanquished
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From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He himself put his stick into the stand, drew off his furred gloves one after the other and laid them on the table in the antechamber beside his hat, which was carefully placed on its side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The habit of military minuteness was too strong with him to be vanquished by any emotion.
young
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From this reading Not until then did he enter the apartment where, as his servant had just told him, the young man had been awaiting him for half-an-hour.
