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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 Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
affronted
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
Alain
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
announcement
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
apartment
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From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
apprehension
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
back
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
Breton's
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From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
burst
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
Cabinet
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
cher
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
commemorated
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
concierge
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
Congratulate
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
continue
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
craven
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
day
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
declaration
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
enthusiastic
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
evening
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
exclamations
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
France
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
gloomy
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
Graham
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
high
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
home
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
hour
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From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
Imperial
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
indicated
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From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
interview
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
joyous
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
just
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
line
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
Marquis's
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
mon
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
news
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
nine
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
note
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
o'clock
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
Ollivier's
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
once
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
Only
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
Paris
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
punctually
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From this reading Graham found himself in the Breton’s apartment punctually at the hour indicated.
received
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
recently
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
requesting
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
return
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
Rochebriant's
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
saying
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From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
spirits
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
surprise
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From this reading “Congratulate me, mon cher!” he cried--“the news was a joyous surprise to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
virtual
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
war
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From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alain was in high spirits: he burst at once into enthusiastic exclamations on the virtual announcement of war.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Graham had left a note with Rochebriant’s concierge requesting an interview on the Marquis’s return to Paris, and on the evening after the day just commemorated he received a line, saying that Alain had come back, and would be at home at nine o’clock.
yesterday
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From this reading Only so recently as yesterday morning I was under the gloomy apprehension that the Imperial Cabinet would continue to back Ollivier’s craven declaration ‘that France had not been affronted!’
