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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 more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
accuracy
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
advantage
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
all
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
approbation
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
became
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
box
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
cafe
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
Chupin
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
companion
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
consoling
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
conversation
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
convinced
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
drinking
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
elbow
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
friends
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
fro
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
go
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From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
head
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
Idiots
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From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
impression
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
incensed
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
listened
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
loitered
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
M
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
monopolized
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
more
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
nodding
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
occasionally
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
play's
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From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
pocket
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
preoccupation
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
promenading
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
reflected
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
sat
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
shortening
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
significance
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
slight
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
spent
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From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
table
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
theatre
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
there
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
they'll
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From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
thoroughly
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From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
ticket
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From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
token
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
wait
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From this reading “Idiots!” he growled; “they’ll wait till the play’s half over before they go in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One thing that incensed Chupin was that they loitered there, when one of them had a ticket for a box at the theatre in his pocket.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His preoccupation had at least the advantage of shortening the time which he spent in promenading to and fro, while the friends sat outside a cafe smoking and drinking.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
Wilkie
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From this reading It was still M. Wilkie who monopolized the conversation, while his companion listened with his elbow resting on the table, occasionally nodding his head in token of approbation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The more he reflected, the more thoroughly he became convinced of the accuracy of his first impression, consoling himself with the thought that a name has but a slight significance after all.
