adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
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 All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
Andre-Louis
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From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
employingverbUS /emˈplɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “employ” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
exciteverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪt/
arouse or elicit a feeling
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
Gavrillac
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From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
half-formed
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From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
importedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtɪd/
used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpəls/
an instinctive motive
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
indefiniteadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdefənət/
vague or not clearly defined or stated
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
NantesnounUS /nænts/
a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
obeyingverbUS /oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
persecutionnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃən/
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/
a future prospect or potential
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But the idea was one which he entertained merely as an indefinite possibility upon which he felt no real impulse to act.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
Redon
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From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
shelteringverbUS /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that imported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavrillac and himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
victimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
weaponnounUS /ˈwepən/
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading Coming presently upon the Redon road, Andre-Louis, obeying instinct rather than reason, turned his face to the south, and plodded wearily and mechanically forward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a vague, half-formed notion of returning to Nantes; and there, by employing the newly found weapon of his oratory, excite the people into sheltering him as the first victim of the persecution he had foreseen, and against which he had sworn them to take up arms.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading He had no clear idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go.
