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abruptly
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INFAMOUS TRADE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
anxious
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
attempting
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
audience
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
breathless
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
broke
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
certainly
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
connection
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
Croisenois
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
deep
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
down
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
impression
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
INFAMOUS
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From this reading AN INFAMOUS TRADE.
intelligent
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
intention
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
interest
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
interests
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
just
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
knew
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
made
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
Mascarin
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
most
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
off
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
out
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
paced
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
particularly
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
Paul
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
possible
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
recital
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
regarded
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
remarks
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
room
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
self-interests
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
some
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
startle
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
story
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
succeeded
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From this reading Had his intention been to startle his audience, he had most certainly succeeded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
there
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From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
TRADE
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From this reading AN INFAMOUS TRADE.
trivial
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
up
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From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
usual
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From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was not particularly intelligent, except as regarded his self-interests, and though, of course, he knew that there must be some connection between his interests and the recital that Mascarin had just made, he could not for the life of him make out what it was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mascarin, who was anxious to make as deep an impression as possible upon Croisenois and Paul, broke off his story abruptly, and paced up and down the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul was breathless with interest, and Croisenois broke down in attempting to make one of his usual trivial remarks.
