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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
always
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
any
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From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
barricade
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
compounded
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
constantly
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
days
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
enemy
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
felt
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From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
forcing
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
fragments
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
guard
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
heard
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
home
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From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
house
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From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
lock
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
longer
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From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
master
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From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
mealtime
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
menaced
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From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
mercy
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From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
nerve-substance
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
obliged
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was no longer master of his house; he had no longer any home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
other
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
Pascal
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From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
pounding
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
room
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
showing
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
spied
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From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
Thenceforward
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From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
there
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
together
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
trapped
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From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
two
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
up
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From this reading The enemy was always there, forcing him to be constantly on his guard, to lock up everything.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pascal felt himself spied upon, trapped, menaced.
vials
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From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
war
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From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One after the other, two vials of nerve-substance which he had compounded were found in fragments, and he was obliged to barricade himself in his room, where he could be heard pounding for days together, without showing himself even at mealtime.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thenceforward it was war without mercy.
