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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 I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
affairs
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
all
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
barefoot
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
Cardinal
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
clerk's
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
courage
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
crowd
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
desire
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
desperation
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
direct
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
dirty
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
dog
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
drag
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
fauteuil
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
gave
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
halted
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
hand
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
heard
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
hope
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
King
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
knowledge
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
lacked
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
lay
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
less
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
light
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
main
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
man
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
Martin
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
master's
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
Merri
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
more
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
moved
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
much
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
once
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
people
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
ragged
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
rascal
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
recognized
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
revenge
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
reward
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
risks
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
room
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
rose
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
Rue
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
skirts
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
slunk
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
sometimes
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
St
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
street
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
sun
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
up
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
urged
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
use
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
vengeance
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
very
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
way
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From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
weighing
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From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Once I halted, weighing the risks and whether I should take my knowledge direct to the Cardinal and let him make what use he pleased of it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
window
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From this reading I heard no more, for they moved from the window into the room; but they left me a different man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I recognized that I had not to do with a King, but a dog; but that none the less that way lay revenge.
wits
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From this reading It was not so much the hope of reward as the desire for vengeance that urged me; my clerk's wits returned once more, and in the very desperation of my affairs gave me the courage I sometimes lacked.
yes
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From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And I rose up and slunk again into the main street and passed through the crowd and up the Rue St. Martin and by St. Merri, a dirty, ragged, barefoot rascal from whom people drew their skirts; yes, all that, and the light of the sun on it--all that, and yet vengeance itself in the body--the hand that should yet drag my cruel master's _fauteuil_ from under him.
