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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
advance
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
ARISTOCRACY
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From this reading I BREAK WITH THE ARISTOCRACY.
arranged
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
Bertrand
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
BREAK
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From this reading I BREAK WITH THE ARISTOCRACY.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
Drouet
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
Drouet's
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
easily
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
fencing
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
francs
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
furniture
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
giving
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
hundred
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I BREAK WITH THE ARISTOCRACY.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
informed
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
job
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
lessons
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
M
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
meet
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
Menehould
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
more
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
necessary
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
new
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
oak
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
off
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
old
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
out
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
paid
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
pocket
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
prodigious
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
require
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
see
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
select
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
set
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
soldier
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
spoken
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
spot
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From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
St
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From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
sum
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I BREAK WITH THE ARISTOCRACY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old soldier informed me that M. Drouet had spoken to him about giving me fencing lessons, and I arranged with him, on the spot, when I was to take them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
timber
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From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning I set out for St. Menehould, to see about M. Drouet’s job.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
wanted
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
well-seasoned
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From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He told me what he wanted, and that he should require the new furniture I was to make him to be of good, well-seasoned oak.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In order that I might set about it the more easily, he paid me one hundred francs in advance; and with this prodigious sum in my pocket, I went off to select the necessary timber, when whom should I meet but Bertrand.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I BREAK WITH THE ARISTOCRACY.
