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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
advocate
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From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
Avenelles
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
bones
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
brutally
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
burial
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
Christian
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
Church
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
conspirators
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
cunning
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
enough
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
eventually
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
Germany
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
get
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
hard
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
Huguenots
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
hurled
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
husband
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
included
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
knew
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
ladies
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From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
Limeuil
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
loves
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From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
lucky
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From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
Madame
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
misdeeds
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From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
number
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
old
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
pray
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
prayers
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
prosecuted
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
searched
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From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
shed
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From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
soul
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From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
spite
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From this reading In spite of his misdeeds the advocate was not searched after.
springtime
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
tear
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From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
used
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Poor Madame Avenelles, pray for her soul! for she was hurled no one knew where, and had neither the prayers of the Church nor Christian burial.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
widow
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From this reading But he had been so brutally used by the husband, that he did not make old bones, and the fair Limeuil was left a widow in her springtime.
worked
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From this reading He was cunning enough eventually to get included in the number of those conspirators who were not prosecuted, and returned to the Huguenots, for whom he worked hard in Germany.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Alas! shed a tear for her, ye ladies lucky in your loves.
