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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 He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
attempts
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
Carnac
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
centre
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
courageous
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From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
down
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
easily
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
effective
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
excitement
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
few
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
fight
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From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
hundred
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
kept
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
man
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
married
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
miles
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
Montreal
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
more
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
now
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From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
obscure
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
once
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From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
ordinary
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
out
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From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
Paris
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
perhaps
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From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
pessimism
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
place
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
quiet
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
repented
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From this reading He now repented he did not fight it out at once.
rogues
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
saying
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
seized
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
settle
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
stimulated
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
successful
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From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
there
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
tragedy
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From this reading In Paris, he could more easily obscure it, but in Montreal, a few hundred miles from the place of his tragedy, pessimism seized him.
tricks
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From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
work
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
working
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From this reading Arrived in Montreal, there were attempts by Carnac to settle down to ordinary life of quiet work at his art, but it was not effective, nor had it been in Paris, though the excitement of working in the great centre had stimulated him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been courageous and perhaps successful.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He ever kept saying to himself, "Carnac, you are a married man--a married man, by the tricks of rogues!"
