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From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
assassinsnounUS /əˈsæsənz/
plural of “assassin” — a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
AvignonnounUS /ˈævɪnjɔːn/
a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
ballnounUS /bɔːl/
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/
plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
cannonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
dexteritynounUS /dekˈsterəti/
adroitness in using the hands
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
eagle-eyedadjective
capable of seeing to a great distance
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
Farges
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From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
hookverbUS /hʊk/
fasten with a hook
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
Loulle
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From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
Magnan
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From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
Naudaud
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From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
Nimes
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From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
olive-skinned
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From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
Pointu
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From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
RhonenounUS /roʊn/
a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
Roquefortnoun
French blue cheese
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading He could throw over the Loulle gate a 48-pound cannon ball as easily as a child could throw its ball.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some days Avignon had its assassins, as Marseilles had had them, and as Nimes was about to have them; for some days all Avignon shuddered at the names of five men--Pointu, Farges, Roquefort, Naudaud, and Magnan.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pointu was a perfect type of the men of the South, olive-skinned and eagle-eyed, with a hook nose, and teeth of ivory.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He could fling a stone from one bank of the Rhone to the other where it was two hundred yards wide.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although he was hardly above middle height, and his back was bent from bearing heavy burdens, his legs bowed by the pressure of the enormous masses which he daily carried, he was yet possessed of extraordinary strength and dexterity.
