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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 A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
affirmed
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
appeared
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
authority
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
begged
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
Bishop
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
bowed
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From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
break
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
clasped
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From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
day
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
de
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
declared
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
energumen
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
excommunication
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
extreme
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From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
few
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
forgiveness
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
forgot
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
furious
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
Gilles
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
head
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From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
hours
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
imprecations
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
Inquisitor
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
insulted
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
judges
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
jumped
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From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
Lord
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
love
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
more
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From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
now
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
once
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From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
other
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From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
prayer
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
presented
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From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
Rais
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
recognized
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
revoked
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
sentence
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From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
spewed
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
spirit
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
sufficed
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From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They affirmed that for the love of Our Lord they forgot his imprecations, and, at his prayer, the Bishop and the Inquisitor revoked the sentence of excommunication which they had passed on him the day before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had once more jumped from one extreme to the other.
Tribunal
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
vituperation
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From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after that on which he had spewed such furious vituperation over the Tribunal, Gilles de Rais appeared again before his judges.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A few hours had sufficed to break the spirit of the energumen, who now declared that he recognized the authority of the magistrates and begged forgiveness for having insulted them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He presented himself with bowed head and clasped hands.
