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Chapter IV
“He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture. “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh. He looked cold and phlegmatic. He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute. Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked cold and phlegmatic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
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From this reading He looked cold and phlegmatic.
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From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
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From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
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From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
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From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked cold and phlegmatic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
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From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked cold and phlegmatic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He used to make me feel as if I had met a tiger escaped from the Jardin des Plantes,” said Couture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learned, crafty, double-faced, honey-tongued, never flying into a passion, rancorous in his judicial way.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He was lean and red-haired, his eyes were the color of Spanish snuff, and his complexion was harsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was hard upon the widow, pitiless to the orphan, and a terror to his clerks; they were not allowed to waste a minute.
