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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 apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
advance
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
adventure
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
Alba
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
any
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
apartments
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
apprehension
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
banished
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
brightened
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
broad
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
Castagna
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
chamber
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
Chapron
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
cheer
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
clandestine
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
compared
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
conversation
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
deluged
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
descending
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
Dorsenne
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
drama
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
ended
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
event
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
evocation
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
face
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
Florent
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
frightful
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
garden
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
Gorka
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
gradually
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
grand
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
husband's
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
ignorance
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
immediate
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
importance
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
impressions
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
imprudent
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
interfere
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
intervention
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
irresistible
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
Madame
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
magnificence
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
man
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
manner
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
melancholy
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
minutes
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
Montfanon
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
novelist
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
now
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
pillars
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
pleasure
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
possessed
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
proving
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
return
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
scorching
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
second
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
simplest
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
six
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
small
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
smiled
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
spoken
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
staircase
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
Steno
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
steps
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
stronger
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
subject
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From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
sun
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
surprise
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
tempered
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
ten
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
tried
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
turn
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From this reading Suddenly, at the last turn of the broad steps which tempered the decline gradually, her face brightened with surprise and pleasure.
vain
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
visitors
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
walked
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
way
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
windows
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From this reading The six visitors exchanged their last impressions on the melancholy and magnificence of the Castagna apartments, and they ended by descending the grand staircase with the pillars, through the windows of which staircase smiled beneath the scorching sun the small garden which Dorsenne had compared to a face.
wiser
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The apprehension of an immediate drama which had possessed him, for the first time, after the conversation with Montfanon, for the second time, in a stronger manner, by proving the ignorance of Madame Gorka on the subject of the husband's return--that frightful and irresistible evocation in a clandestine chamber, suddenly deluged with blood, was banished by the simplest event.
wonder
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From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hardly ten minutes had passed since Dorsenne had spoken as he had to Florent Chapron, and already the imprudent novelist began to wonder whether it would not have been wiser not to interfere in any way in an adventure in which his intervention was of the least importance.
young
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From this reading The young man walked a little in advance, beside Alba Steno, whom he now tried, but in vain, to cheer.
