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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 Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
any
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
bad
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
beer
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The major had ten days before him.
Café
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
called
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
calm
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
certain
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
chair
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
crawled
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
days
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From this reading The major had ten days before him.
de
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
drank
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
end
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From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
enter
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
far
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
grew
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The major had ten days before him.
hastened
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The major had ten days before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
inspection
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From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
leg
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
like
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
limping
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
lively
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
major
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From this reading The major had ten days before him.
man
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
Melanie
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
month
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From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
ordered
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
other
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
pale
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
Paris
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
Phrosine
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
place
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From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
quietly
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
recollection
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
regimental
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From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
saw
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
second
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
serve
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
slap
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From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
some
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
ten
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From this reading The major had ten days before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
thirsty
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From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The major seemed very calm, however; he called for a second chair to rest his bad leg upon and drank his beer quietly like any other thirsty man.
very
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From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The regimental inspection was to take place at the end of the month.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the very next morning, however, he crawled, limping, as far as the Café de Paris, where he ordered some beer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Melanie grew pale when she saw him enter, and it was with a lively recollection of a certain slap that Phrosine hastened to serve him.
