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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 This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
absence
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
accomplished
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
affairs
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From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
Artigues
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
belonged
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
Biscay
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
brows
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
business
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
claim
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
compliments
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
days
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From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
decidedly
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
desired
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
dint
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
discovered
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
down
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
eleven
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
end
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
estate
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
extremely
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
father
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
few
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From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
fields
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
go
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
house
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
judicious
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
knitting
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
laid
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
law
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
making
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
management
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
Martin
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From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
meant
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
months
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
nephew
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
obliged
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
paid
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
Pierre
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
polite
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
possession
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
property
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
regain
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
resume
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
return
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
sacrifices
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
several
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From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
sit
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From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
suffered
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pierre was expecting him; he was extremely polite, desired Martin, to sit down, overwhelmed him with compliments, knitting his brows as he discovered that his nephew decidedly meant business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
there
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From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
uncle
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
view
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
visit
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His property had suffered by his long absence, and he was obliged to go to Biscay to claim his little estate there, the law having already laid hands upon it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the first few days were over, Martin began to look into his affairs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was several months before, by dint of making judicious sacrifices, he could regain possession of the house and fields which had belonged to his father.
wife's
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From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This at last accomplished, he returned to Artigues, in order to resume the management of his wife's property, and with this end in view, about eleven months after his return, he paid a visit to his uncle Pierre.
