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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 Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
account
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
Adventures
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From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
always
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
Arsène
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From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
bargaining
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
birthday
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From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
CO
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College
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consistent
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
curiosity-shop
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
daughter
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
day
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From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
December
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From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
DONOHUE
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drawers
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
eighth
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From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
enquired
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
Extraordinary
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From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
francs
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
furnish
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
Gerbois
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
income
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
Just
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From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
keen
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
Lupin
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From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
M
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mahogany
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
mathematics
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
modest
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
Mon
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From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
much
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
multiplicity
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
old
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eighth day of last December, Mon.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
pleasures
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
present
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From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
price
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
professor
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
purchased
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
rummaging
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
simple
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
sixty-five
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
small
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
some
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
Suzanne's
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From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin M.A. DONOHUE & CO.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just the thing for Suzanne’s birthday present,” thought he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
tried
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From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
unearthed
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
Versailles
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
very
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as he always tried to furnish some simple pleasures for his daughter, consistent with his modest income, he enquired the price, and, after some keen bargaining, purchased it for sixty-five francs.
writing-desk
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From this reading Gerbois, professor of mathematics at the College of Versailles, while rummaging in an old curiosity-shop, unearthed a small mahogany writing-desk which pleased him very much on account of the multiplicity of its drawers.
