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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 It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
absinthe
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
acquit
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
air
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
all
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
brows
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
café
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
convey
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
counter
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, of course," said Septimus.
Cruchot
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
debt
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
des
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
door
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From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
drink
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
fact
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
full
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
head
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From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
health
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
Hégisippe
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
inside
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
iron
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
laughed
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
Marchand
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
modest
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
much
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
mustache
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
offering
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
pavement
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
round
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From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
said
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
Septimus
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From this reading "Why, of course," said Septimus.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
sitting
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From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
tables
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
terrasse
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
three
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From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
twirled
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From this reading Hégisippe Cruchot laughed and twirled his little brows mustache.
twisted
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From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
very
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
vins
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
Why
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From this reading "Why, of course," said Septimus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Hégisippe, who was sitting next the door, twisted his head round and shouted his order to those within.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you think so much of it," said he, "you can acquit your debt in full by offering me another absinthe to drink the health of the three."
zinc
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From this reading It was a very modest little café; in fact it was not a café at all, but a _Marchand des vins_ with a zinc counter inside, and a couple of iron tables outside on the pavement to convey the air of a _terrasse_.
