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absolute
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
absolutely
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
alike
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
all
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
Beauvisage
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
bought
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
calf
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
certainty
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
Cinq-Cygne
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
compared
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
confirmed
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
d'Hauteserre's
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
daybreak
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
de
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
depositions
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
examined
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
experts
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
facts
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
five
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
four
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
Grevin
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
hesitation
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
hoof-prints
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
horses
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
identified
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
imagined
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
less
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
Madame
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
Marion
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
met
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
Michu
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
Monsieur
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
more
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
overhearing
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
park
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
peasant
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
previous
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
prisoners
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From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
prosecution
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
ridden
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
Robert
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
senator's
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
shoes
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From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
speech
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From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
testified
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From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
testimony
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The experts, who had compared the hoof-prints with the shoes on the horses ridden by the five prisoners and found them absolutely alike, confirmed their previous depositions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
valet
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
Violette
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Beauvisage repeated Robert d’Hauteserre’s speech when he met them at daybreak in the park.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The peasant who had bought Monsieur d’Hauteserre’s calf testified to overhearing that of Mademoiselle de Cinq-Cygne.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They all identified the five prisoners, with more or less hesitation as to the four gentlemen, but with absolute certainty as to Michu.
witnesses
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From this reading On the morrow the witnesses for the prosecution were examined,--Madame Marion, Madame Grevin, Grevin himself, the senator’s valet, and Violette, whose testimony can readily be imagined from the facts already told.
