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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 The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
Alain
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From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
become
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
belonged
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
committed
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
criminals
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
death
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From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
distinguished
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
evil
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
general
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
Godefroid
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From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
hastily
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From this reading Monsieur Nicolas rose hastily and left the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
human
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
interfere
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
justice
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
leave
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Nicolas rose hastily and left the room.
longer
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
mean
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From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
men
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
mention
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From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
Monsieur
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
murder
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
Nicolas
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not ever mention the penalty of death again before Monsieur Nicolas,” said Monsieur Alain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
penalty
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From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
persons
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
possible
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
reached
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
religion
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
room
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From this reading Monsieur Nicolas rose hastily and left the room.
rose
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From this reading Monsieur Nicolas rose hastily and left the room.
said
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
soon
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
souls
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
speak
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
stages
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That must mean,” said Godefroid, “that you are against the penalty of death?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
then
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
turn
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
vigor
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From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
work
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From this reading “In general,” said Monsieur Nicolas, “persons turn over to religion souls which have reached the last stages of evil, and leave it no time to do its work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The criminals of whom you speak were men of remarkable vigor; could they have been within our hands in time they might have become distinguished men; but as soon as they committed a murder, it was no longer possible to interfere; they then belonged to human justice.”
