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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 JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
all
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The faces of both men were flushed.
cafe
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
cigarette
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
corner
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
delivered
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
faces
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From this reading The faces of both men were flushed.
fingers
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
flushed
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From this reading The faces of both men were flushed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
fresh
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
furiously
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
glancing
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
glasses
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
Hurd
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
interesting
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
JEAN
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
LE
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
listened
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
longer
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
Macheson
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
man
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
marble-topped
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
men
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From this reading The faces of both men were flushed.
moment
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
more
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
puff
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
replenished
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
ROI
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
said
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
see
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
shortest
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
Stephen
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
story
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
strewn
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
stumps
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
table
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From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
then
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
three
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
times
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From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
up
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From this reading Jean le Roi--well, his time is up!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
well
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From this reading Jean le Roi--well, his time is up!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The faces of both men were flushed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JEAN LE ROI Over a marble-topped table in a retired corner of the cafe Stephen Hurd listened to the story of the man whom Macheson had delivered over to him, and the longer he listened the more interesting he found it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When at last all was told, the table itself was strewn with cigarette stumps, and their glasses had three times been replenished.
yellow-stained
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From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," the little man said, glancing for a moment at his yellow-stained fingers, and then beginning to puff furiously at a fresh cigarette, "the time is of the shortest.
