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affected
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
anger
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From this reading “The fools!” thought he, boiling with anger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
audibly
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
boiling
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From this reading “The fools!” thought he, boiling with anger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
collar
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
comfortable
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
contempt
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
elegant
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
epithets
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
expressive
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
far
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
five
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
fools
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From this reading “The fools!” thought he, boiling with anger.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
glances
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
heard
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
hesitate
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
impossible
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
indifference
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
leaving
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
M
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
meant
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
more
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
mustaches
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
off
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
only
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
pointed
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
puny
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
read
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
reality
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
scoundrels
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From this reading “The scoundrels!
servants
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
settle
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
six
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
sneered
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From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
stare
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From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the servants did not hesitate to stare at him, and it was quite impossible not to read their contempt in their glances.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fools!” thought he, boiling with anger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
twirl
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
vestibule
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They even sneered audibly and pointed at him; and he heard five or six epithets more expressive than elegant which could only have been meant for himself.
Wilkie
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From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went off, leaving M. Wilkie in the vestibule to settle his collar and twirl his puny mustaches, with affected indifference; but in reality he was far from comfortable.
