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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 Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
absence
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
agitation
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
apartment
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
back
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
closed
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
crying
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
desk
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
door
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
enough
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
entreatverb, literaryUS /ɪnˈtriːt/
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
Fouquet
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
friend
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
gain
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
hastened
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
immediately
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
mirror
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
monseigneur
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
papers
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
pen
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
quickly
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
restored
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
revealed
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
said
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
scarcely
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
spread
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
spring
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From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
there
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
up
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From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
voice
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
well
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
well-known
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From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, monseigneur, do you not know me?” replied the voice.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fouquet quickly restored a little order to everything that might have revealed either his absence or his agitation: he spread his papers over the desk, took up a pen, and, to gain time, said, through the closed door,—“Who is there?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fouquet hastened back to his apartment by the subterranean passage, and immediately closed the mirror with the spring.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Fouquet to himself, “yes, my friend, I know you well enough.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was scarcely in his well-known voice crying:—“Open the door, monseigneur, I entreat you, open the door!”
