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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 HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
achieving
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
afraid
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From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
Arthur
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
asking
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
author
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
authors
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
Bernadette
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
Beverley
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
buttons
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
Claud
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
cross
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
cut
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
day
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
dinner
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
down
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
drop
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
embarrassed
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From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
EVENING
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
extremely
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
farce
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
fashionable
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
felt
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From this reading He looked, and felt, very well turned-out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
five
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
friends
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
front
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
funny
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
go
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From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
HERO
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
hundred
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
important
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked, and felt, very well turned-out.
Marie
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
means
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
Mr
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
named
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
names
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
new
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
normal
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
old
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
ordinary
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
out
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
Paris
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
personage
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
pleats
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
pounds
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
products
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
put
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
rechristened
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
return
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
Sarradet
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
seldom
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
shirts
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
smother
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
somewhat
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
sported
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was still afraid of Mr. Sarradet and still a little embarrassed about Marie herself, he determined to go.
succeed
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
suitable
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
telephone
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
telephoned
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
there
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
thrill
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
thrilled
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
too
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From this reading Arthur was thrilled too, though it did cross his mind that Mr. Claud Beverley must have rechristened himself; authors seldom succeed in achieving such suitable names as that by the normal means.
turned-out
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From this reading He looked, and felt, very well turned-out.
venture
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
very
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
voice
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
waistcoats
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
well
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From this reading He looked, and felt, very well turned-out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
white
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From this reading He put on one of his new evening shirts--with pleats down the front--and one of his new white evening waistcoats, which was of extremely fashionable cut, and sported buttons somewhat out of the ordinary; these were the first products of the five hundred pounds venture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
wonderfully
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE EVENING That same afternoon--the day before Bernadette was to return from Paris--Marie Sarradet telephoned to Arthur asking him to drop in after dinner, if he were free; besides old friends, a very important personage was to be there, Mr. Claud Beverley, the author of the wonderfully funny farce; Marie named him with a thrill in her voice which even the telephone could not entirely smother.
