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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 What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
all
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
also
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
Andre
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
assassinate
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From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
boldness
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
caution
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
danger
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
dogged
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
enemies
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
exercised
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
favorable
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From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
fear
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
feel
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
felt
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
fully
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
game
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
hesitate
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
importance
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
inevitably
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
instant
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
knew
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
knowledge
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
lost
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
made
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
menaced
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
most
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
movements
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
opportunity
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From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
perish
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
playing
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From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
PORTRAIT
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From this reading THE VEILED PORTRAIT.
Sabine
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From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
spies
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From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VEILED PORTRAIT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew this, and he also knew that spies dogged all his movements.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
VEILED
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From this reading THE VEILED PORTRAIT.
wanted
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From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could be wanted but a favorable opportunity to assassinate him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The danger with which Andre was menaced was most terrible, and the importance of the game he was playing made him feel that he had everything to fear from the boldness and audacity of his enemies.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But even this knowledge did not make him hesitate for an instant, and all his caution was fully exercised, for he felt that should he perish, Sabine would be inevitably lost.
