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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 ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
again
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
ALLIANCE
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
battle
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
bring
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From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
calmness
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
charged
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From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
coherently
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
Crochard
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
Delcasse's
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
desk
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
diplomacy
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
distended
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
down
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
enabled
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
ENDS
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
eyes
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
face
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
fields
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
glad
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
glanced
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
glowing
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
hard-fought
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
how
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
indeed
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
invited
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
iron
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
know
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
Lepine
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From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
less
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
like
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
M
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
many
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
meet
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
moment
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
never
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
nostrils
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
Only
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
other
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
said
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
sat
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From this reading He sat down at his desk, and glanced from one face to the other.
scenting
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
seated
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
see
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
self-control
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
speak
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
strained
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
tested
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From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only his iron self-control, tested on I know not how many hard-fought fields of diplomacy, enabled him to speak coherently; never had it been strained as at that moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had but this moment charged M. Lepine to bring you to me."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
triumph
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
Vard
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From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
visitors
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
war-horse
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From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ALLIANCE ENDS Delcasse's nostrils were distended and his eyes were glowing like those of a war-horse scenting battle as he invited his visitors to be seated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am indeed glad to meet M. Vard," he said, with a calmness that was no less than a triumph; "and to see you again, M. Crochard.
