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all
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
baron
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From this reading The baron read her thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
case
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From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
Coralth
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
crush
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
daughter
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
de
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
endeavoring
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
excuse
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
fear
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
Ferailleur
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
find
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
former
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
girl
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The baron read her thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
loves
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
M
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
Marguerite
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
now
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From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
odium
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
once
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From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
other
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
own
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
personal
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From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
persuaded
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From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
plans
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
power
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
prevents
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
promised
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
public
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
pursuing
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From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
read
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From this reading The baron read her thoughts.
renounced
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
ridicule
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
said
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From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
self
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
some
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
striking
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From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baron read her thoughts.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might have been so once; but it is not the case now.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
thoughts
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From this reading The baron read her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You think that fear of ridicule and public odium prevents me from striking M. de Coralth in my own name, and that I am endeavoring to find some other excuse to crush him.
vengeance
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From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
wife's
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are persuaded that it is personal vengeance that I am pursuing?” said he.
young
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From this reading When I promised M. Ferailleur to do all in my power to save the young girl he loves, Mademoiselle Marguerite, my wife’s daughter, I renounced all thought of self, all my former plans.
