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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 Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
abilities
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
all
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From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
attendance
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
co-operation
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
coming
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
cut
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
de
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
disinheriting
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
doctor's
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
far
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
Fraisier
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From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
friend
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
gesture
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
how
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
imperiled
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
indispensable
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
interests
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
le
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
learned
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
leave
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
M
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
madame
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From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
made
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From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
man
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
Marville
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
Mme
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
old
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
position
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
precisely
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
President
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
property
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From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
see
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
speak
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From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And that is not all, madame,” added Fraisier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
unlucky
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From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I have a friend, the doctor in attendance on the old man who ought to leave his property to M. le President.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seeing that Mme. de Marville was about to speak, he cut her short with a gesture.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (We are coming to the point, you see.) The doctor’s co-operation is indispensable, and the doctor is precisely in my position: he has abilities, he is unlucky.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I learned through him how far your interests were imperiled; for even as I speak, all may be over, and the will disinheriting M. le President may have been made.
