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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 He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
accent
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
air
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are full to-night, monsieur," he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There will be a great crowd.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
corner
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
crowd
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From this reading "There will be a great crowd.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
Englishman
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
fancy
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
Francois
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
French
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
full
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From this reading "We are full to-night, monsieur," he said.
gay
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
gayest
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There will be a great crowd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
looker-on
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
merriment
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
money
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
Monsieur
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
more
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
much
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
own
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
perfect
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
piloted
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
promote
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
RAT
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
reserved
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
said
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From this reading "We are full to-night, monsieur," he said.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
see
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From this reading Yet you see your table waits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
spent
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
table
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From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
taken
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
tall
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
There
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From this reading "There will be a great crowd.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
to-night
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From this reading "We are full to-night, monsieur," he said.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
waits
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From this reading Yet you see your table waits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are full to-night, monsieur," he said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT THE "DEAD RAT" Monsieur Francois piloted the little party himself to the corner table which he had reserved for them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There will be a great crowd.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet you see your table waits.
young
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From this reading He had taken a fancy to this tall young Englishman, whose French, save for a trifle of accent, was as perfect as his own, who spent money with both hands, who was gay as the gayest, and yet who had the air of being little more than a looker-on at the merriment which he did so much to promote.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet you see your table waits.
