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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 Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
accompanied
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
action
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
alarmingly
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
all
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
almost
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
any
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
apart
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
appeared
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
better
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
Boule-d'Or
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
came
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
carrying
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
citizen
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
clothed
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
comfortable
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
compromised
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
condition
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
crowns
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
Day
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
days
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
decided
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
disquieting
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
double
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
drawing
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
dressed
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
entailed
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
entered
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
exacted
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
expenses
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
fact
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
farmer
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
getting
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
hair
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
heavy
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
jingling
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
known
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
landlord
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
larger
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
like
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
longer
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
made
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
MAGLOIRE
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
MAITRE
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
material
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
matters
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
maybe
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
merry
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
mesh
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
more
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
music
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
nearer
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
new
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
Observe
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
old
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
only
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
own
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
plight
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
pocket
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
profits
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
purveyor's
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
rate
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
rations
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
reckless
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
red
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
remembering
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
say
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
seem
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
shoe-maker's
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
silvery
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
simply
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
simultaneously
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
some
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
soul
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From this reading Observe, I say, as to _material_ matters, and material matters only; for albeit the body might seem in good plight, the soul was already alarmingly compromised.
special
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
spent
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
state
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
ten
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
Thibault
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
trade
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
trying
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
usual
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
waistcoat
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it came about that, apart from the disquieting fact that his mesh of red hair was getting larger and larger almost every day, Thibault entered upon the New Year in a better condition as to material matters than he had ever known before.
well
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
well-to-do
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
wooden
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From this reading The body, at any rate was well clothed, and ten crowns or more made a merry jingling in his waistcoat pocket; and so dressed, and so accompanied by this silvery music, Thibault no longer appeared like a wooden shoe-maker’s apprentice, but like some well-to-do farmer, or even a comfortable citizen, carrying on a trade maybe, but simply for his own pleasure.
year
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From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
Year's
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From this reading Still, remembering the heavy expenses entailed on each and all by New Year’s Day, he had exacted double rations from his usual purveyor’s, as the trying time drew nearer and nearer, simultaneously, drawing double profits from the landlord of the _Boule-d’Or_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading MAITRE MAGLOIRE In this reckless state of mind Thibault, who had not as yet decided on any special course of action, spent the last days of the old year and the first of the new.
