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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 IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
ADRIAN
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
alert
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
appointment
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
arose
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
arrange
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
away
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
beaming
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
bowing
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
business
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
chances
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
coat
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
Coming
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
companion
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
considerable
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
copy
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
Druoi
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
Emile
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
emotion
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
empire
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
empty
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
entered
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
excuse
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
fifty
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
FORTH
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
FURTHER
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thanks, thanks, my good Konski," he said.
gray-headed
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
hailing
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
hat
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
just
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
kindly
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
Konski
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
lively
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
man
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
motor-cab
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thanks, thanks, my good Konski," he said.
now
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
off
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
office
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
outer
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
own
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
Paris
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
pink-cheeked
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
pleading
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
porte-cochère
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
private
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
PURSUIT
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
REASON
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
relieve
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
Review
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
revise
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
room
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
roundabout
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
rue
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
rush
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
said
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From this reading "Thanks, thanks, my good Konski," he said.
secretary
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
served
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
SETS
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
shook
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
smashed
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
smashing
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
somewhat
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
sped
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
steady
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
street
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
Thanks
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From this reading "Thanks, thanks, my good Konski," he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
thick
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
traffic
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From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
umbrella
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From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
unceremoniously
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From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ADRIAN SETS FORTH IN PURSUIT OF THE FURTHER REASON Coming from under the _porte-cochère_ into the street, Adrian, pleading a business appointment as excuse, shook off his companion somewhat unceremoniously, and hailing the first empty motor-cab, sped away to the office, his Review, in the _rue Druoi_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rush across the center of Paris, through the thick of the afternoon traffic, with its lively chances of smashing or being smashed, served to steady him.
work
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From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was still under the empire of considerable emotion when he entered his private room at the office, and Emile Konski, his secretary, a roundabout, pink-cheeked, gray-headed, alert little man of fifty, arose bowing and beaming to relieve him of hat, coat, and umbrella.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now just arrange the copy I have to revise, will you kindly, and take your own work into the outer office.
