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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 “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
assistance
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
asthmatic
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
Bargeton
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
big
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
conversation
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
countenance
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
de
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
discussion
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
dropped
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
eau
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
extracted
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
eyes
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
father-in-law
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From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
gazed
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
glass
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
going
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From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
implored
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
interlocutor
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
just
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
lustreless
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
M
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
mutely
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
observations
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
old
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
permit
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
pug-dog
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
ride
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From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
ring
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
said
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
saying
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
see
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From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
some
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
sucrée
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From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
Then
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
to-morrow
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From this reading Or, “I am going to take a ride to-morrow; I am going over to see my father-in-law.”
Turning
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
visitor
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From this reading Then M. de Bargeton mutely implored his visitor to come to his assistance.
way
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From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turning westward his old asthmatic pug-dog countenance, he gazed at you with big, lustreless eyes, in a way that said, “You were saying?”
Yes
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From this reading These short observations did not permit of discussion; a “Yes” or “No,” extracted from his interlocutor, the conversation dropped dead.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am just about to ring for a glass of _eau sucrée_; will you have some at the same time?”
