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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 But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
agitation
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
ascending
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
bowing
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
called
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From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
coming
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
d'Arlange's
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
Daburon
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
excuse
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
expected
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
fellow
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
Greatly
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
home
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
hope
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From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
innocent
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From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
intense
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
investigating
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
led
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
lose
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
M
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
minute
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
most
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
offices
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
Oh
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From this reading “I hope, however--” “Oh, he is innocent,” interrupted old Tabaret.
old
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
once
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From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
out
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From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
perplexed
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
revelations
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
said
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
saw
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
scarcely
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
showed
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
sight
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From this reading The sight pleased him, and he at once called out: “M. Tabaret!”
signs
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
single
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
sir
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From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
stairs
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
stop
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From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
Tabaret
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
troubled
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From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Greatly troubled and perplexed by Mademoiselle d’Arlange’s revelations, M. Daburon was ascending the stairs that led to the offices of the investigating magistrates, when he saw old Tabaret coming towards him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the old fellow, who showed signs of the most intense agitation, was scarcely disposed to stop, or to lose a single minute.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must excuse me, sir,” he said, bowing, “but I am expected at home.”
