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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 PRETEXT.
air
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
always
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could not be mistaken.
Boniface
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
bourgeois
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
Buvat
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
chevalier
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
corner
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
D'Harmental
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
du
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
expression
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
few
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
four
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
given
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
greater
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
haste
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
held
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
holding
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
horizontally
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
instead
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
like
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
majesty
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
minutes
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
mistaken
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From this reading He could not be mistaken.
Monsieur
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not be mistaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
past
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
perpendicularly
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
place
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
PRETEXT
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From this reading A PRETEXT.
recognize
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
Rue
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
runner
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
saw
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
slight
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
stick
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
Temps-Perdu
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
turning
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From this reading At a few minutes past four D'Harmental saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue du Temps-Perdu.
uneasiness
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
usual
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
vanished
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From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
walking
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As to that air of majesty which had so struck Monsieur Boniface, it had entirely vanished, and had given place to a slight expression of uneasiness.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
writer
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From this reading The chevalier thought he could recognize in the worthy writer an air of greater haste than usual, and instead of holding his stick perpendicularly, as a bourgeois always does when he is walking, he held it horizontally, like a runner.
