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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 “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
all
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From this reading First of all, he did not know.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
answer
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From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
anxiety
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
avoided
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
detail
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading First of all, he did not know.
disconcerted
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
embarrassment
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
escaped
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
faulty
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, he did not know.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
Fortunat
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From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
Friday
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
glass
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First of all, he did not know.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
hotel
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
husband
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, he did not know.
landlord
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
M
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From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
magnifying
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
man
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
many
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From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
notice
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all, he did not know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
other
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
person
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
possibly
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
quicken
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
quickened
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From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For many reasons M. Fortunat could not answer.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
see
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
six
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
slightest
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This detail quickened the memory of the man with the magnifying glass--none other than the woman’s husband and landlord of the hotel.
three
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
trying
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
visitor
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
waiting
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
wished
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From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
woman's
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From this reading But he was not in the least disconcerted, and he avoided the question without the slightest embarrassment, at the same time trying to quicken the woman’s faulty memory.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The person I wished to see was here on Friday, between three and six in the afternoon; and she was waiting for a visitor with an anxiety which could not possibly have escaped your notice.”
