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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 AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Louis had the appearance of a man who had not slept.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
awakened
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
bath
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From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
bed
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
bring
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From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
chambre
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
cigarette
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
coffee
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From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
de
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
dressing-gown
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
edge
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
eyes
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
given
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
head
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
INFORMAL
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
informed
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
Louis
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
man
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From this reading Louis had the appearance of a man who had not slept.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
midday
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
moment
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
Monsieur
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Louis had the appearance of a man who had not slept.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
opened
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
ordered
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From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
pillow
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
prepare
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From this reading I ordered him to prepare my bath and bring my coffee.
seated
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
see
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
shown
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
slept
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From this reading Louis had the appearance of a man who had not slept.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
touched
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From this reading As for myself, I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow.
TRIBUNAL
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
upstairs
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From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
valet
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
waiting
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From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Louis was shown upstairs I was seated on the edge of my bed in my dressing-gown, smoking my first cigarette.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AN INFORMAL TRIBUNAL I was awakened about midday by the _valet de chambre_, who informed me that a gentleman was waiting below to see me--a gentleman who had given the name of Monsieur Louis.
