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all
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
Cesarini
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
Cesarini's
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
Cloud
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
comfort
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
companion
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
country
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
Curiosity
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
disclosing
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
discovered
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
Fatal
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
flight
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
HEARD
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From this reading HEARD you that?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
horror
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
horrors
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
ineffectual
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
LILLO
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
neighbourhood
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
only
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
Paris
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
police
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From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
preserve
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
prodigy
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From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
proved
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
recaptured
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
sale
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
search
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
set
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From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
some
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
soon
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
St
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
surrounding
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEARD you that?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
too
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From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
traced
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
trinket
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
unhappy
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From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
vigilant
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From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
want
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE unhappy companion of Cesarini's flight was soon discovered and recaptured; but all search for Cesarini himself proved ineffectual, not only in the neighbourhood of St. Cloud, but in the surrounding country and in Paris.
watch
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From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What prodigy of horror is disclosing?--LILLO: _Fatal Curiosity_.
work
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From this reading The police, too, were set at work,--the vigilant police of Paris!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The only comfort was in thinking that his watch would at least preserve him for some time from the horrors of want; and that by the sale of the trinket, he might be traced.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HEARD you that?
