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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 He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
affright
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
allow
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
apartment
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
awaiting
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From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
bell
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
BENEFIT
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
bound
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
breathlessness
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
carriage
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
cause
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
ceased
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
CHANGE
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
charming
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
conscious
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
dashed
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
day
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
detain
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
door
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
doubt
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
draw
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
drawing-room
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
enter
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
expectation
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
fear
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
gave
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
go
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
gone
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
heard
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
heart
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
hopeful
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
house
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
intervene
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
interview
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
joyful
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
Mariolle
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
obstacle
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
oppression
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
pleasure
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
rang
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
remain
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
room
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
SCENE
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From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
seated
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
see
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From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
sent
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From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
slight
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
some
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
street
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
telegram
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From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
there
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From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BENEFIT OF CHANGE OF SCENE One day Mariolle had gone to her house.
unforeseen
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
up
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From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
walked
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From this reading He walked about the room in joyful expectation, dashed by the fear that some unforeseen obstacle might intervene to detain her and cause their interview to go over until next day.
wanted
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From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was awaiting her, for she had not come in, although she had sent him a telegram to tell him that she wanted to see him that morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His heart gave a hopeful bound when he heard a carriage draw up before the street door, and when the bell of the apartment rang he ceased to doubt.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whenever he was alone in this drawing-room which it gave him such pleasure to enter and where everything was so charming to him, he nevertheless was conscious of an oppression of the heart, a slight feeling of affright and breathlessness that would not allow him to remain seated as long as she was not there.
