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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 Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
account
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
any
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
apart
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
appeared
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
babbler
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
came
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
case
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
clockwork
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
closely
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
coming
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
conclusions
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
conversation
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
Dame
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
de
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
defence
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
deposition
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
dining-room
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
dripping
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
elderly
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
entered
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
Eugene
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
examples
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
fell
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
full
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
give
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
go
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
hand
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
interest
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
irrelevant
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
leaky
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
led
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
less
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
like
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
lips
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
listen
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
lodgers
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
Maison
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
Michonneau
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
Michonneau's
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
Mlle
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
more
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
Morin
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
musings
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
noticed
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
older
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
once
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
other
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
own
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
pair
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
parenthesis
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
permit
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
Poiret's
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
possible
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
premises
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
quotations
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
Ragoulleau
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
Rastignac
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
reached
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
regions
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
remarks
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
remote
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
room
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
Sieur
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
some
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
started
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
string
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
subject
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
summoned
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
tacked
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
Taillefer
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
talk
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From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
talking
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
tap
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
thrilling
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
together
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
two
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From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
Vauquer
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
versus
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
very
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
wandered
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
water
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From this reading Mlle. Michonneau’s musings did not permit her to listen very closely to the remarks that fell one by one from Poiret’s lips like water dripping from a leaky tap.
way
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From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
whole
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they entered the dining-room, Eugene de Rastignac was talking apart with Mlle. Taillefer; the conversation appeared to be of such thrilling interest that the pair never noticed the two older lodgers as they passed through the room.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He started on some subject or other, and wandered on through parenthesis after parenthesis, till he came to regions as remote as possible from his premises without coming to any conclusions by the way.
witness
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From this reading By the time they reached the Maison Vauquer he had tacked together a whole string of examples and quotations more or less irrelevant to the subject in hand, which led him to give a full account of his own deposition in the case of the Sieur Ragoulleau _versus_ Dame Morin, when he had been summoned as a witness for the defence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When once this elderly babbler began to talk, he would go on like clockwork unless Mlle. Michonneau stopped him.
