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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 A SUDDEN CHECK.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
anger
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
bending
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
box
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
careless
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
Catenac
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
Champdoce
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
CHECK
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From this reading A SUDDEN CHECK.
concealing
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
confederates
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
consulting
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
de
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
Duke
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
glance
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
issuing
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
jealousy
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
keen
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
longer
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
Mascarin
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
master
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
miss
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
now
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
orders
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
pasteboard
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
Paul
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
Perpignan
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
persuade
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
pieces
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
plotter
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
reading
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
remarked
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
Saturday
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
saying
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
seated
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
smile
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
some
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
spent
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
square
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
subordinates
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From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
SUDDENnounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN CHECK.
taken
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From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
then
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
Try
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
turning
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
Vendome
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From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had now taken from a box some of those square pieces of pasteboard, which he spent his time in reading over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mascarin was no longer the plotter consulting with his confederates; he was the master issuing his orders to his subordinates.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
word
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
writing-table
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From this reading Catenac seated himself at the writing-table without a word, concealing his anger and jealousy beneath a careless smile.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Try and not miss one word of what I am saying,” remarked he, bending his keen glance upon Paul; then, turning to Catenac, he continued, “Can you persuade the Duke de Champdoce and Perpignan to start for Vendome on Saturday?”
