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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 It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
accordingly
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
all
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
allowed
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
apartment
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
arrears
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
asked
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
aspect
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
away
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
began
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
betook
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
clearing
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
coffee
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
come
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
conversation
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
Count
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
d'Orléans
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
de
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
debt
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
delicious
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
departure
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
entering
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
eve
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
exactly
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
excuse
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
experienced
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
fancied
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
fastidious
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
finding
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
floor
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
Folkestone
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
former
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
friends
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
General
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
godfather's
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
ground
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
Hubert
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
immediately
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
knew
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
left
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
Liauran
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
line
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
lunching
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
Madame
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
man
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
mistress
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
months
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
note
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
o'clock
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
off
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
out
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
pass
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
pleasure
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
promised
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
Quai
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
receiving
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
revisited
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
room
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
Sauve's
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
seeing
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
sensations
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
some
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
stammered
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
tasting
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
thought
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From this reading He had not revisited it since the eve of his departure for Folkestone, and he experienced in thought all his former sensations on finding the aspect of the room exactly such as he had left it.
three
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From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
two
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From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was after lunching with one of Madame de Sauve's friends, and tasting the delicious pleasure of seeing his mistress come in with the coffee, that Hubert Liauran betook himself to the Quai d'Orléans, where a line from the General had asked him to be at about three o'clock.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He knew that the Count was fastidious, and he had allowed two months to pass away without clearing off the promised amount.
words
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From this reading The conversation accordingly began with some words of excuse, which he stammered out immediately on entering the apartment on the ground floor.
young
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From this reading The young man had fancied, on receiving his godfather's note, that it had to do with the arrears of his debt.
