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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 He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
accepted
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
air
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
arduous
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
brief
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
chair
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
conversation
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
dark
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
dear
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
deeper
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
dressed
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
engaged
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
evening
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eyes
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
FAILS
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
FALKENBERG
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
fastidious
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
forehead
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
Freudenberg
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
gayety
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
Herr
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
hundred
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
inconvenient
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
Julien
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
lines
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
man
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
many
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
miles
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
moment
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
most
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
neatness
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
occupation
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
old
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
placed
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
rims
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
said
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
sake
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
Sir
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From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
smiled
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From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
some
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From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
There
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From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
usual
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From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were dark rims under his eyes, the lines upon his forehead were deeper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, he smiled with something of his old gayety as he accepted the chair which Julien placed for him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had the air of a man who had been engaged for many nights in some arduous occupation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FALKENBERG FAILS Herr Freudenberg was dressed for the evening with his usual fastidious neatness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Sir Julien," he said, "I have come a good many hundred miles at a most inconvenient moment for the sake of a brief conversation with you."
