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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 It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
alive
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
all
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
allowed
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
angry
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
bone
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
concerned
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
d'Or
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
day
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
decision
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
disagreeable
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
dogs
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
emergency
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
end
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
establishment
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
exceptionally
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
favoured
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
feared
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
fight
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
following
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
generally
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
glaring
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
go
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
house
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
like
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
Lion
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
live
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
lovers
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
Madame
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
made
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
Marie
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
matter
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
men
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
Michel
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
minds
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
more
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
naturally
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
necessity
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
night
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
other
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
position
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
present
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
putting
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
regarded
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
seeing
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
slept
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
some
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
treated
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
two
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
up
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From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
Urmand
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From this reading Urmand himself was quite alive to the necessity of putting an end to his present exceptionally disagreeable position.
very
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
villainously
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From this reading He was very angry; very angry naturally with Marie, who had, he thought, treated him villainously.
Voss
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From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is probable that all those concerned in the matter who slept at the Lion d'Or that night, made up their minds that on the following day the powers of the establishment must come to some decision.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
woman
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Both Michel and Madame Voss feared that they would do more than glare, seeing that they were so like two dogs with one bone between them, who, in such an emergency, will generally fight.
young
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From this reading It was not right that a young woman should have to live in the house with two favoured lovers; nor, as regarded the young men, was it right that they should be allowed to go on glaring at each other.
