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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 And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
again
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
all
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
attempt
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
avenues
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
back
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
beheld
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
blessed
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
Boulays
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
Captain
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
cause
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
conceal
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
conduct
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
confess
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
cost
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
country
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
d'Haumont
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de
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
determination
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
doubtless
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
faces
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
filled
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
firm
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
GOD
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
heart
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
hours
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
house
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
impelled
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
induce
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
JUDGMENT
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
la
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large
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
later
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
left
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
line
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
little
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
made
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
marked
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
more
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
motive
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
naught
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
needed
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
never
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
now
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
occurrences
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
once
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
out
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
outcome
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
park
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
part
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
persuasion
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
places
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
powerful
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
quickly
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
regret
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
return
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From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
ruthlessly
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
satisfaction
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
set
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
sincerity
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From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He must have been impelled by a powerful motive, doubtless, to set at naught so quickly a line of conduct which he had ruthlessly marked out for himself, but it was a motive which, in all sincerity, he had no cause to regret.
Some
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From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
startling
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
strolling
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From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
very
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From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JUDGMENT OF GOD Some hours later Captain d'Haumont was back again in the de la Boulays' country house.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And now he was strolling once more through the avenues of the park with a secret satisfaction which he made no attempt to conceal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had left it with the firm determination never to return to it whatever it might cost him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have needed very little persuasion to induce Captain d'Haumont to confess that he blessed the startling occurrences the outcome of which was that he beheld once more the faces and places which filled so large a part in his heart.
