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acting
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
actor
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From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
allay
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
anxiety
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
arm
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
Astianax
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
back
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
blows
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caused
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Chambourdin
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Come
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From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
company
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
de
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dealt
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earnest
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From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
even
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
fancies
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
full
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
go
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
Grangeville
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
heartily
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
interrupt
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From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
laughing
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
Madame
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
men
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
more
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From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
night
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From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
off
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
offering
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From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
pleasures
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returned
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
said
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From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
sleeping
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
still
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
subject
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
terror
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
told
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
trust
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From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us go back to the company and allay their anxiety,” said Astianax, offering Madame de Grangeville his arm.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “It’s the actor who dealt blows in earnest,” said Chambourdin.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come, madame; I trust that nothing more will interrupt the pleasures of the night.”
wine
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From this reading “He is so full of his subject, that even when sleeping off his wine, he fancies that he is acting still.”
young
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From this reading The young men returned to Madame de Grangeville, laughing heartily, and told her what had caused her terror.
