andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
gravernounUS /ˈɡreɪvər/
a tool used by an engraver
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
imagenounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/
an iconic mental representation
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There remained the wind itself--the whirlwind.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
Kercadiou
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From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
lancenounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
NantesnounUS /nænts/
a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
PlacenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
populacenounUS /ˈpɑːpjələs/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
reflexnounUS /ˈriːfleks/
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There remained the wind itself--the whirlwind.
Rennes
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From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
retraceverbUS /riˈtreɪs/
to go back over again
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
Royale
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From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the events in Rennes, reflex of the graver events in Nantes, had set that wind blowing in his favour.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There remained the wind itself--the whirlwind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He set out briskly to retrace his steps towards the Place Royale, where the gathering of the populace was greatest, where, as he judged, lay the heart and brain of this commotion that was exciting the city.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the commotion that he had left there was as nothing to the commotion which he found on his return.
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading There remained the wind itself--the whirlwind.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There remained the wind itself--the whirlwind.
windmillnounUS /ˈwɪndmɪl/
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had broken his futile lance with the windmill--the image suggested by M. de Kercadiou persisted in his mind--and it was, he perceived, by sheer good fortune that he had escaped without hurt.
