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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 "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
almost
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
atrocities
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
Black
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
blasphemies
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
bloody
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
canon
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
contumelious
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
Des
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
doesn't
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
Durtal
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
erotomaniacs
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
exceeded
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
excitation
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
formed
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
Hermies
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
humdrum
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
hystero-epileptics
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
investuous
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
It's
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
lack
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From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
lead
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
limits
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
Mass
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
matter
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
old
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
priest
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
related
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
sabbats
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
sacrilegious
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
said
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
seem
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
sensual
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
seraglio
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
side
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
unique
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
veritable
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
vices
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From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
wanting
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
warmth
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From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
