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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 They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
all
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From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
banker
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From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
calling
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
cheer
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From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
Clameran
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
considered
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
conversed
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
day
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
disturbed
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From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
explained
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
Fauvel
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
forget
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From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
friendly
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
happened
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From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
hesitation
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
honor
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
hour
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
intrusive
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
leave
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
manner
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
means
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From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
minutes
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
Mme
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
money
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
monsieur
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From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
particular
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
Perhaps
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From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
pressing
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
said
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
saying
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
shade
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
some
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
trouble
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From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
turned
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
visit
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From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Let us forget what happened, monsieur.”
why
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From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
wish
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From this reading “Perhaps, after the trouble of this morning, she does not wish to be disturbed.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That is, if a visit from me would not be considered intrusive,” he said with a shade of hesitation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They conversed in a friendly manner for some minutes; and, after Clameran had explained why he had such pressing need of the money at that particular hour of the morning, turned to leave, saying that he would do himself the honor of calling upon Mme. Fauvel during the day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, no!” said the banker; “come, by all means; I think a visit from you would cheer her mind.
