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accomplished
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
act
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
all
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
arrest
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From this reading Under arrest.
attempt
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From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
called
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
crushed
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
deeply
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
Déroulède
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From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
eternal
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
farewell
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
feet
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
footsteps
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
forth
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
go
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From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
heard
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
heart
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
heavy
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
holy
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
hopelessly
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
humiliation
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
landing
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
love
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
men
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
Merlin
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
mighty
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
more
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
once
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
Only
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
presently
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
quietly
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
repentance
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
rose
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From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
spoke
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
then
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
there
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From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under arrest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
wronged
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From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
