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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 "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
affair
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
always
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
Anglais
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
Bah
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
Belle-Isle
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
Comte
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
contempt
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
cultivate
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
DAWN
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
de
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
fear
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
fight
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
force
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
France
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
fun
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
Gaston
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
he'll
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
honour
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
hound
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
I'll
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
ill-will
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
later
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
le
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
Lugeac
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
M
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
meed
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
milor's
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
modicum
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
only
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
out
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
petit
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
reply
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
rise
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
said
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
shoulders
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
shrugged
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
sneer
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From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
so-called
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
soon
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
sorry
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
special
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
Stainville
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stupid
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
tried
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From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
very
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
we'll
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From this reading Never fear, gentlemen, we'll have our meed of fun very soon."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
whole
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From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had no special ill-will against _le petit Anglais_, for whom he had always tried to cultivate a modicum of contempt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Bah!" he said with a sneer, "he'll have to fight me later on or I'll hound him out of France!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the whole Gaston was not sorry that this stupid so-called "affair of honour" would not force him to rise before dawn.
young
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From this reading THE DAWN M. le Comte de Stainville only shrugged his shoulders when M. de Belle-Isle and young de Lugeac brought him milor's reply.
