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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 A MEDDLESOME COUSIN.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
appear
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
ate
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
attendant
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
Brousson
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
came
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
caprice
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
cause
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
certain
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
convenient
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
cost
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
COUSIN
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From this reading A MEDDLESOME COUSIN.
days
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
de
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
direction
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
divined
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
effort
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
endless
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
enough
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
evening
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
evidently
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
fault
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
fortunate
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
frequently
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
gloomy
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
good-humor
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
high
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
hour
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
Ivan
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
knew
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
Kremlin
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
Lambert
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
M
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
Madame
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
mademoiselle
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
MEDDLESOME
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From this reading A MEDDLESOME COUSIN.
meeting
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
mood
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
Najine's
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
once
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
particular
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
pass
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
pleasantry
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
regret
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
respond
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
seen
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
SINCEprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
supper
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
temper
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
Touchet
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
Tower
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
usually
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
Veliki
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From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
week
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From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mademoiselle did not appear so frequently, but Madame de Brousson and I knew the days on which he was fortunate by his high good-humor; and the rest of the week we had cause enough to regret Najine’s caprice, since his mood was usually gloomy, and he found endless fault with Touchet, who was his particular attendant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SINCE the first meeting with mademoiselle before the Tower of Ivan Veliki, M. de Lambert had found it convenient to pass in that direction at a certain hour every afternoon.
wrong
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From this reading But one evening he came in from the Kremlin, having seen mademoiselle, but still being in so terrible a temper that I divined at once that something was wrong.
Zénaïde's
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From this reading He ate little at supper, and it evidently cost him an effort to respond to Zénaïde’s pleasantry.
