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administrative
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
afterwards
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
air
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
appear
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
appeared
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
appointing
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
blow
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From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
calm
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
collapse
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
Company
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From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
correct
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
day
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
decreased
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
decree
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
directors
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
evidently
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
favour
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
followed
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
following
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
freed
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
Hennebeau
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
Honour
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
hours
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
inform
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
Legion
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
M
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
manager
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From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
news
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
newspapers
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
night
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
officer
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
Paris
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
person
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
published
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
responsibility
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From this reading He had evidently freed himself from responsibility; he did not appear to have decreased in favour.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
safe
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From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
signed
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
started
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
tottering
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From this reading But if the manager remained safe, the Company was tottering beneath the terrible blow.
twenty-four
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From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
usual
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From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
Voreux
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the contrary, the decree appointing him officer of the Legion of Honour was signed twenty-four hours afterwards.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
wishing
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From this reading On the night that followed the collapse of the Voreux M. Hennebeau started for Paris, wishing to inform the directors in person before the newspapers published the news.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when he returned on the following day he appeared to be quite calm, with his usual correct administrative air.
