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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 Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
acquaintances
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
adding
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
all
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
back
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
bad
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
became
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
best
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
bought
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
business
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
byword
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
character
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
cheat
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
citizens
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
clerk
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
country
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
description
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
established
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
extraordinary
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
failed
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
Formerly
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
friends
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
full
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
Grand-Pont
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
He's
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
ill-natured
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
interest
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
jokes
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
Loiseau
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
low
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
Madame
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
made
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
man
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
master's
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From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
mention
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
merchants
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
Monsieur
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
mouths
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
Norman
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
noted
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
once
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
opposite
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
other
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
practical
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
practice
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
price
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
quips
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
rascal
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
reputation
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
retail-dealers
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
Rouen
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
Rue
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
seats
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
sharp
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
shrewd
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
slumbered
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
sold
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
tricks
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From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
true
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
very
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
well
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From this reading So well established was his character as a cheat that, in the mouths of the citizens of Rouen, the very name of Loiseau became a byword for sharp practice.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Formerly clerk to a merchant who had failed in business, Loiseau had bought his master's interest, and made a fortune for himself.
wholesale
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
wiles
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From this reading He sold very bad wine at a very low price to the retail-dealers in the country, and had the reputation, among his friends and acquaintances, of being a shrewd rascal a true Norman, full of quips and wiles.
wine
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From this reading Right at the back, in the best seats of all, Monsieur and Madame Loiseau, wholesale wine merchants of the Rue Grand-Pont, slumbered opposite each other.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Above and beyond this, Loiseau was noted for his practical jokes of every description--his tricks, good or ill-natured; and no one could mention his name without adding at once: “He's an extraordinary man--Loiseau.”
