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alarmed
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
best
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
escape
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
find
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
Gaston
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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
home
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
I'll
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
means
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
moments
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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
Paris
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
place
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
Raoul
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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
reflected
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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
return
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
risk
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
run
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
said
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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
some
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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
stay
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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
then
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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
tis
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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
turn
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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
up
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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
watch
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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.