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able
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
affair
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
Aisi
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
butchered
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
camp
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
cause
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
concerned
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
DANGER
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
despair
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
died
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
dragged
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
end
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
escape
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
executioner
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
fate
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
Felix
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
felt
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
finished
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
forth
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
hanged
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
Hope
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
indeed
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
joined
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
knowing
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
known
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
many
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
means
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
miserable
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
most
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
much
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
near
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
oak
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
probably
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From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
purpose
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
reason
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From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
result
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
rope
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
suffered
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From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
sunset
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
thus
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From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
used
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From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still, he suffered as much as if the rope had finished him, for he had no means of knowing what would be the result.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Towards the sunset he felt sure he should be dragged forth and hanged on the oak used for the purpose, and which stood near where the track from Aisi joined the camp.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading IN DANGER Hope died within Felix when he thus suddenly found himself so near the executioner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had known so many butchered without cause, that he had, indeed, reason to despair.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such would most probably have been his fate, had he been alone concerned in this affair, but by good fortune he was able to escape so miserable an end.
