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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 A FRIENDLY RIVAL.
absent
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
absolute
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
Breulh-Faverlay
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
calm
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
carriage
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
Champs
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
de
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
dismissed
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
doing
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
Elysees
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
emotion
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
exercise
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
experiencing
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
expression
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
features
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
felt
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
FRIENDLY
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From this reading A FRIENDLY RIVAL.
friends
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
generally
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
gesticulated
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From this reading As he walked, he talked to himself, and gesticulated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he walked, he talked to himself, and gesticulated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
Hotel
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
hurriedly
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
leaving
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
M
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
man
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
manner
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
Mussidan
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
necessity
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
often
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
pacing
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
recover
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
RIVAL
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From this reading A FRIENDLY RIVAL.
seen
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From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
self-possession
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
some
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
talked
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From this reading As he walked, he talked to himself, and gesticulated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
thoughts
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From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
usual
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
vanished
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From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
walked
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From this reading As he walked, he talked to himself, and gesticulated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The usual calm of his manner had vanished, and the generally calm expression of his features was entirely absent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On leaving the Hotel de Mussidan, M. de Breulh-Faverlay dismissed his carriage, for he felt as a man often does after experiencing some violent emotion, the absolute necessity for exercise, and to be alone with his thoughts, and by so doing recover his self-possession.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His friends would have been surprised if they had seen him pacing hurriedly along the Champs Elysees.
