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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 Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
accompanied
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
bade
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
Biscarros
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
bring
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
Canolles
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
Castorin
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
covetously
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
dreaming
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
exclaimed
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From this reading "What's that? you haven't time?" exclaimed Canolles.
eye
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
forty
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
further
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
give
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
gleamed
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
guests
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
haven't
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
hour
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
hurried
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
It's
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
less
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
looking
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
martingale
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
money
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
more
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
notwithstanding
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
opponent
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
pistoles
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
play
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
prediction
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
prepared
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
revenge
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
Richon
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
said
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
side
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
sight
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
supply
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
table
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
ten
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that? you haven't time?" exclaimed Canolles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
together
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
trente-et-quarante
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
two
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From this reading Castorin hurried in, accompanied by Biscarros; together they prepared a table, and the two guests began to play.
valise
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
What's
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From this reading "What's that? you haven't time?" exclaimed Canolles.
whereupon
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
won
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From this reading In less than an hour, notwithstanding his prediction, Richon had won forty pistoles from his opponent, whereupon Canolles, who had no more money about him, bade Castorin bring him a further supply from his valise.
worth
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From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
years
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From this reading Castorin, who had been dreaming for ten years of a martingale at _trente-et-quarante_, and Biscarros, whose eye gleamed covetously at the sight of money, stood on either side of the table looking on.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's not worth while," said Richon, who overheard the order; "I haven't time to give you your revenge."
