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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 He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
acuity
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
almost
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
armchair
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was without impatience.
came
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
Chantelouve
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
clean
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
cushion
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
delays
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
disarraynounUS /disarray/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
disorder
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
end
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
establish
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
evening
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
false
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
fires
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
hitherto
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
house
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
impatience
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From this reading But he was without impatience.
leave
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
longer
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
made
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
malignant
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
methodical
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
Mme
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
moderated
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
night
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
Now
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
obtained
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
other
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From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
painful
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
panting
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
promise
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
provoked
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
roaring
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
rooms
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
silent
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From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
then
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began again, as on the other evening, to clean house and establish a methodical disorder.
uncertainty
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
vibrated
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From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
warm
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From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was without impatience.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He slipped a cushion under the false disarray of the armchair, then he made roaring fires to have the rooms good and warm when she came.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that his uncertainty was at an end, he no longer vibrated with the almost painful acuity which hitherto her malignant delays had provoked.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But he was without impatience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That silent promise which he had obtained, that Mme. Chantelouve would not leave him panting this night, moderated him.
