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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 If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
advised
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
all
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From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
arrest
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
away
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
chicanery
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
Cointets
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
competitors
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
concessions
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
continue
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
David
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From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
dear
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From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
discovery
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
end
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From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
evening
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
find
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
foresaw
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From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
go
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
heard
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
hurry
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
husband
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
idea
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
keep
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
live
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
madame
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From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
means
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
partnership
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
Petit-Claud
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From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
practical
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
prison
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From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
putting
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
satisfy
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
shape
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
shifts
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From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
simply
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From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Our poor, dear David is in prison, madame,” so began Petit-Claud.
soon
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
try
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I foresaw all along that it would end in this.
yesterday
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From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So as soon as I heard of his arrest yesterday evening, what did I do but hurry away to find the Cointets and try to obtain such concessions as might satisfy you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I advised him at the time to go into partnership with his competitors the Cointets; for while your husband has simply the idea, they have the means of putting it into practical shape.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading If you try to keep the discovery to yourselves, you will continue to live a life of shifts and chicanery.
