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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 The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
air
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
aside
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
beau
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
bon
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
cabinet
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
commence
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
coquettishly
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
crowded
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
dandy
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
declined
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
difficulty
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
dining
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
dinner
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From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
distinguishes
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
French
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
Freres
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
friends
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
garcon
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
glance
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
impertinence
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
indignantly
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
inimitable
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
known
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
ladies
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
Lemercier
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
Marquis
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
ordered
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From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
others
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
oysters
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
Parisian
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
private
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
proposed
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
reason
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From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
round
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
salon
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
salons
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
scrutinizing
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
season
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
some
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
spontaneously
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From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
superb
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
table
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
Trois
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From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
turned
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From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
unrequested
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From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
usually
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
vivants
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
waiting
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From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of the ladies returned his glance coquettishly, for Lemercier was 'beau garcon;' others turned aside indignantly, and muttered something to the gentlemen dining with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lemercier proposed a private cabinet, which, for some reason known to himself, the Marquis declined.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While waiting for their oysters, with which, when in season, French 'bon- vivants' usually commence their dinner, Lemercier looked round the salon with that air of inimitable, scrutinizing, superb impertinence which distinguishes the Parisian dandy.
wines
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From this reading Lemercier spontaneously and unrequested ordered the dinner and the wines.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The salons of the Trois Freres were crowded; our friends found a table with some little difficulty.
