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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 PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
able
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
agreed
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
all
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
arrange
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
arranged
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
articles
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
awaiting
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
away
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
bag
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
banker
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
Baron
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
baron's
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
beard
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
betrothal
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
black
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
cards
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
carefully
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
catch
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
changed
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
clothes
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
correction
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
countenance
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
curly
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
Davis's
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
debates
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
departure
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
detail
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
dinner
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
DISCOURSES
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
drafts
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
driven
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
early
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
easily
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
empty
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
end
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
examined
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
exchequer
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
excused
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
exhaustive
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
fact
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
fat
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
few
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
final
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
following
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
forewarned
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
get
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
gone
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
habit
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
hastily
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
Hebraic
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
hour
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
hurriedly
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
Lafitte
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
Lappo
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
leisurely
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
low
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
lunch
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
managed
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
matter
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
matters
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
merely
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
minor
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
minutes
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
Mrs
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
needing
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
once
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
packed
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
Paris
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
PHILOSOPHER
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
placed
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
post
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
principally
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
private
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
proved
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
reached
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
replenishment
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
return
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
rooms
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
royal
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
Rue
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
satisfactory
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
Selden's
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
settlement
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From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
solicitor
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
straight
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
table
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
tentative
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
terms
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
then
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
travelling
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
trivial
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
two
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From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
type
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
unmistakably
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From this reading These cards had been examined carefully by a fat gentleman with a black curly beard and a type of countenance unmistakably Hebraic, and had proved so satisfactory that the baron was able to get away at the end of an hour, and to catch Mrs. Davis’s solicitor upon his return from a leisurely lunch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
urgent
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
valet
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From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PHILOSOPHER DISCOURSES It was not merely, or even principally, to arrange the articles of settlement that the Baron Lappo had gone so hastily to Paris.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the royal exchequer was low--empty, as a matter of fact; and the need of replenishment was so urgent that the baron had excused himself a few minutes after Selden’s departure from the betrothal dinner, changed hurriedly into travelling clothes while his valet packed his bag, and had managed to catch the Paris express.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
wire
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From this reading He had reached Paris early the following afternoon, had driven straight to the rooms of a private banker in Rue Lafitte, who, forewarned by wire, was awaiting him, and had at once, as was his habit, placed all his cards on the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The terms of the articles had already been agreed upon, after exhaustive debates with Mrs. Davis’s solicitor, tentative drafts had been exchanged, and the final one was even then in the baron’s hands, with but a minor detail or two needing correction--trivial matters, easily arranged by post.
