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Adrien Leroy
Adrien Leroy

Chapter XVIII

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On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.
The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.
He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.
He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."
The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.
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Adrien Leroy

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.
Line 2
The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.
Line 3
He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.
Line 4
He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."
Line 5
The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.”

Ashamed adjective US /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading “He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.”

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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 On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

Adrien

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

appeared

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

back

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

bore

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

breakfast

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

carefully

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

child

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

correspondence

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

crest

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

cynical

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

dainty

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

dreaded

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

envelope

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

felt

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

filled

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

finished

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

finishing

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

following

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

homeless

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

idea

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

Immediate

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

Jasper

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

Jessica

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

just

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

Lady

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

Leroy

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

marked

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

meant

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

Merivale

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

mirror

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

motives

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

Norgate

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

note

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

penniless

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

philanthropist

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

pity

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

prudential

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

putting

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

rather

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

see

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

servant

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From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

smile

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

spoken

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

street-waifs

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

streets

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

supervised

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

supreme

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

thoughts

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

toilet

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

touches

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From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

turning

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

used

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From this reading The envelope bore no crest; for Lady Merivale used none in her correspondence with Adrien Leroy, from prudential motives.

Vermont's

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From this reading He had meant to have spoken to Jasper about it, but he felt half ashamed; besides, he rather dreaded to see Vermont's cynical smile at the idea of his turning philanthropist to street-waifs.

wandering

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From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the following morning, as Adrien stood before a mirror, putting the finishing touches to his toilet, carefully supervised by Norgate, his thoughts went back to Jessica.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had just finished his breakfast when a servant appeared, with a dainty little note marked "Immediate."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The idea of the child wandering about the streets, homeless and penniless, filled him with a supreme pity.