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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 Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
age
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
Alps
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
apartment
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
apparent
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
armchair
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
aspect
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
Bethisy
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
characterized
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
checked
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
clothes-brush
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
condition
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
court-yard
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
cropped
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
curt
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
day
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
days
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
de
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
depths
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
Desroches
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
end
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
established
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
extreme
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
eye
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
father
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
felt
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
gaunt
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
gloomy
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
hair
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
harshness
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
interest
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
known
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
later
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
lawyer
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
like
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
low
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
Maitre
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
man
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
Monsieur
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
Moreau
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
muddy
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
narrow
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
night
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
now
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
Oscar
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
papers
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
parents
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
paying
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
piercing
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
piled
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
possessed
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
price
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
recently
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
relatively
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
rue
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
said
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
severity
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
skin
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
solicitor
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
sort
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From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
speech
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
stern
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
table
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
taken
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
Ten
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accordingly, he felt an interest in him, but the sort of interest which alone he could take, checked by the apparent harshness that characterized him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
twenty-six
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
unhappy
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
up
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
vast
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From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
vivaciousness
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From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ten days later, Oscar was taken by Monsieur Moreau to Maitre Desroches, solicitor, recently established in the rue de Bethisy, in a vast apartment at the end of a narrow court-yard, for which he was paying a relatively low price.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The aspect of this gaunt young man, with a muddy skin and hair cropped like a clothes-brush, who was curt of speech and possessed a piercing eye and a gloomy vivaciousness, terrified the unhappy Oscar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
work
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From this reading “We work here day and night,” said the lawyer, from the depths of his armchair, and behind a table on which were papers, piled up like Alps.
years
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
young
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From this reading Desroches, a young man twenty-six years of age, born of poor parents, and brought up with extreme severity by a stern father, had himself known the condition in which Oscar now was.
