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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 And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
affair
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
all
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ancien
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
appears
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
become
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
bowed
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
Chevalier
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From this reading Chevalier!
conversation
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
conversational
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
doing
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From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
don
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
dropped
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
duel
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
escape
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
fatality
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
ghost
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
go
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
ground
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
hand
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
how
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
known
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ldquo
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
lot
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
made
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
more
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
murmured
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
near
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From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ordinary
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
p
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
passive
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
pause
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
rdquo
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
regime
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
remain
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
rsquo
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
s
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
said
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
seconds
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
shadowy
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
t
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
there
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
things
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From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
tremble
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From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
voice
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
