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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 “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
affair
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From this reading Did the affair get wind at the Palais?”
any
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Did the affair get wind at the Palais?”
banker
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
bar
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
Cerizet
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
communication
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
DAY
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
devil
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
doubt
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
du
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
eel
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
effect
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
familiarity
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
footing
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
frequent
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
gave
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
get
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From this reading Did the affair get wind at the Palais?”
going
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
hold
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
intercourse
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
la
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
man
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
man's
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
more
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
news
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
now
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
old
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
out
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
Palais
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From this reading Did the affair get wind at the Palais?”
Peyrade
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
Phew
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
POISONING
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
Portail
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
president
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
pretty
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
produce
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
put
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
regeneration
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
said
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
SAMEnounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
see
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From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
softness
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
some
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
there's
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From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
violence
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well,” said the little old man to the poor man’s banker, “what effect did the news we gave to the president of the bar produce on our man?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Phew!” said Cerizet, whose intercourse, no doubt pretty frequent, with du Portail had put him on a footing of some familiarity with the old man, “there’s no question of that now.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the affair get wind at the Palais?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ART OF POISONING ON THE SAME DAY While this regeneration was going on, Cerizet went one morning to see du Portail, with whom la Peyrade was now more than ever determined to hold no communication.
wriggled
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From this reading The eel has wriggled out of our hands; neither softness nor violence has any effect upon that devil of a man.
