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all
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From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
Alphonse
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
anticipated
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
cannot
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
delivered
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des
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
down
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
evil
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
few
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
Giraud
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From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
Giraud's
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
go
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
happened
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
heureux
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
hommes
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
how
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
La
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
laisse
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
les
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
lingered
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From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
looking
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
ne
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
news
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
Palmiers
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
perdre
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
perhaps
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From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
possible
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
pour
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
rien
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
Rue
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
sooner
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
spoken
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
street
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
Theft
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From this reading Theft "La fortune ne laisse rien perdre pour les hommes heureux."
there
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
thus
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
tidings
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
visit
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From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
walked
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thus returned Alphonse Giraud's visit sooner than either of us anticipated, for I had to go and tell him what had happened in the Rue des Palmiers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
window
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
wondering
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From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
words
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From this reading I delivered my news in as few words as possible, and cannot tell how he took the evil tidings, for when I had spoken I walked to the window, and there stood looking down into the street.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you told me all?" asked Giraud at length, wondering, perhaps, that I lingered.
