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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 desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
abandonment
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
acquainted
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
artistic
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
Avenue
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
became
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
break-up
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
cabinet
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
carry
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
certain
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
craze
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
cut
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
d'Antin
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
desire
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
extremes
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
fad
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
figure
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
forms
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
forth
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
helped
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
home
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
horseflesh
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From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
house
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
Mathieu
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
matters
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
moment
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
motor-car
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
neglect
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
new
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
occasion
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
once
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
only
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From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
other's
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
paid
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
particularly
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
passion
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From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
possessed
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
pretended
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
quickly
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
racing
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
real
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From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
reference
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
renounced
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
rooms
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
ruin
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
set
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
society
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
spoke
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
sport
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
stable
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
sumptuous
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
Séguin
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
tastes
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But his only real passion was horseflesh, and to this he at last returned.
thus
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From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
up
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From this reading A racing stable which he set up quickly helped on his ruin.
very
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From this reading The very rooms of the house in the Avenue d'Antin, particularly the once sumptuous "cabinet," spoke of neglect and abandonment.
visits
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From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The desire to cut a figure in society, and to carry the "fad" of the moment to extremes, ever possessed Séguin; and thus he had for a while renounced his pretended artistic tastes for certain new forms of sport--the motor-car craze, and so forth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was on the occasion of the visits which he paid Séguin in reference to these matters that Mathieu became acquainted with the terrible break-up of the other's home.
