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Phroso: A Romance
Phroso: A Romance

Chapter XIII

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THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.
His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.
He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.
He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.
I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.
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Phroso: A Romance

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.
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His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.
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He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.
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He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.
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I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.”

Cordial noun US /cordial/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.”

Entirely noun US /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.”

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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 THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

address

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

amusing

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

analyse

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

anecdotes

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

bade

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

called

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

captivate

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

charming

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

civilised

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

companion

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

cordialnounUS /cordial/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

delightful

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

dinner-table

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

doubt

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

evening

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

extorted

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

favour

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

former

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

gave

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

gone

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

good-nights

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

latter

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

like

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

meeting

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

merely

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

mode

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

modesty

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

most

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From this reading He gave me a delightful evening, and bade me the most cordial of good-nights.

MOURAKI

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

near

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

Neopalia

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

official

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

out-of-the-way

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

PASHA

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

place

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

pointed

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

postponed

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

pride

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

problems

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

professed

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

profusion

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

proved

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

purpose

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

rapture

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

reminiscences

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

reserve

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

simply

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

SMILES

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From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

succeeded

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From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SMILES OF MOURAKI PASHA At the dinner-table Mouraki proved a charming companion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.

troubles

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From this reading He professed rapture at meeting a civilised and pleasant companion in such an out-of-the-way place; he postponed the troubles and problems of Neopalia in favour of a profusion of amusing reminiscences and pointed anecdotes.

vanished

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From this reading His official reserve and pride vanished; he called me by my name simply, and extorted a like mode of address from my modesty.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I did not know whether his purpose had been to captivate or merely to analyse me; he had gone near to the former, and I did not doubt that he had succeeded entirely in the latter.