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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 A DISAPPEARANCE.
abruptly
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
adventures
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
agitations
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From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
all
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
allusion
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
allusions
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From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
almost
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
castle
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From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
changed
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
del
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE.
dullness
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
exactly
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
eye
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
face
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
fire
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
Gros
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
Guillem
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
ill-treated
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
inertness
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
intensified
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
interest
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From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
land
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From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
Le
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
leave
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
man
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
muscles
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
old
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
oubliette
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
people
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From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
Peyra
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
quiver
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
rather
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
referred
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
release
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
Seigneur
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From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
smallest
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
society
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
thrown
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From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took no interest in his land, in his people, in his castle.
torpid
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From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
very
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From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Except for the sudden agitations into which he was thrown by such allusions, he was almost torpid.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE old Seigneur del' Peyra was not exactly a changed man since his descent into and release from the oubliette; he was rather the man he had been of old with his dullness, inertness intensified.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He spoke very little, never referred to his adventures--it might almost be thought that he had forgotten them, but that on the smallest allusion to Le Gros Guillem his eye would fire, all the muscles of his face quiver, and he would abruptly leave the society of such as spoke of the man who had so ill-treated him.
