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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 It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
actions
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
always
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
c'est
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
career
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
chequered
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
Clericy's
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
confess
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
de
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
discret
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
En
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
enough
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
entered
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
etre
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
expectantly
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From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
face
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
fallen
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
favouring
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From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
ghostly
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
house
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
knows
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
Madame
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
Mademoiselle
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
met
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
monitor
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
now
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
old
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
ou
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
paroles
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
points
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
presence
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From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
presumed
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
reader
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
result
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
s'abstenir
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From this reading Madame "En paroles ou en actions, etre discret, c'est s'abstenir."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of Mademoiselle de Clericy's presence in that old house.
thus
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
turning
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
tussle
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
ultimatum
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From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
usual
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From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
various
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
Vicomte
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From this reading After favouring me with his ultimatum, the Vicomte looked at me expectantly.
victory
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From this reading At various turning points in a chequered career I have met my conscience thus face to face, and am honest enough to confess that the victory has not always fallen to that ghostly monitor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is to be presumed that the reader knows the usual result of such a tussle with the conscience as that upon which I now entered.
