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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 Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
accustomed
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
affectionate
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
allow
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From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
always
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
amazed
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
attend
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
calm
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Noel,” said he, “calm yourself.
carefully
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
cold
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
disdain
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
door
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
drily
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
existing
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
face
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
fellow
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
felt
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Noel,” said he, “calm yourself.
Gerdy
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
heaven's
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Noel,” said he, “calm yourself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
indifference
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
irritation
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From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
Madame
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
man
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
mother
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
Noel
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
Noel's
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
old
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
overcome
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From this reading Do not allow yourself to be overcome by a feeling of irritation.
relations
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
require
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
rings
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
said
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
sake
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From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Noel,” said he, “calm yourself.
seated
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
servant
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
shut
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
son
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From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
study
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
Tabaret
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
uneasy
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From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This indifference, this cold disdain, amazed old Tabaret, accustomed as he was to the affectionate relations always existing between mother and son.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
young
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From this reading “If Madame Gerdy rings,” replied the young man drily, “the servant will attend to her.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When Noel and old Tabaret were seated face to face in Noel’s study, and the door had been carefully shut, the old fellow felt uneasy, and said: “What if your mother should require anything.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “For heaven’s sake, Noel,” said he, “calm yourself.
