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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 The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
air
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
bill
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
cause
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
complain
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
crushing
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
deliver
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
dismiss
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
doubt
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
employ
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
face
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
fear
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
forgive
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From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
four
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
francs
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
give
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
hope
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
Insolence
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From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
interminable
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
listening
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
man
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me your bill.”
meditating
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
nearly
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
other
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
others
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
people
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
pocket
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
replace
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From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
reply
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
some
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
stable-keeper
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
succeeded
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
succession
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
swift
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
thereupon
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From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
things
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From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Insolence is one of those things that I never forgive.
thousand
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From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When I have cause to complain of the people I employ, I dismiss them and replace them by others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The man, in whose face doubt, fear, and hope had succeeded each other in swift succession, thereupon drew an interminable bill from his pocket.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stable-keeper, who had a bill for nearly four thousand francs in his pocket, stood listening with the air of a man who is meditating some crushing reply; but she did not give him time to deliver it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give me your bill.”
