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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 Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
assigned
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
baccara
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
banker
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
banque
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
brilliantly
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
carte
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
Cercle
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
chaque
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
chink
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
click
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
counters
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
croupier
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
dans
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
darkness
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
de
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
decorous
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
gains
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
game
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
Genève
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
gold
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
green
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
hand
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
heard
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
intervals
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
Kursaal
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
la
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
large
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
lighted
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
losses
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
louis
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
marking
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
men
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
middle
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
mother-of-pearl
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
neuf
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
number
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
only
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
opposite
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
other
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
overhanging
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
phrases
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
prevailed
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
progress
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
Quarante
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
room
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From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
rose
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
sept
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
settled
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
shades
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
sharp
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
silver
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
stereotyped
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
surrounded
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
table
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
tableau
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
tables
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
Then
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
two
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From this reading Of the two long green tables, one was deserted and in darkness, and the other, brilliantly lighted from overhanging green shades, was surrounded by a fair number of men.
une
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From this reading Except at short intervals between the hands, a decorous silence prevailed, broken only by the stereotyped phrases, _une carte, sept, neuf, baccara_, marking the progress of the game.
vingt
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
voices
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From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the large room in the Kursaal assigned to the _Cercle de Genève_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the hand was over, voices rose, and above them was heard the sharp click of the mother-of-pearl counters and the chink of gold and silver, as the croupier, in the middle of the table, opposite the banker, settled losses and gains.
à
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From this reading Then the croupier,--“_Quarante louis dans la banque, vingt à chaque tableau.
