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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 Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
able
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
away
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
awhile
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
Aye
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
back
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
Blakeney
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
chair
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
Chauvelin
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
Collot
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
compelled
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
cry
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
d'Herbois
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
death
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
deep
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
delights
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
die
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
died
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
distance
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
elusive
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
finally
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
footsteps
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
gave
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
heaved
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
heavy
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
hero
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
leaning
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
listened
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
Marguerite
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From this reading Marguerite in his power.
methinks
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
miserable
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
Percy
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
power
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From this reading Marguerite in his power.
present
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
quits
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From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
rescue
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
satisfaction
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
see
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
sigh
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From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
situation
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
then
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From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
treat
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He listened for awhile until the heavy footsteps died away in the distance, then leaning back in his chair, he gave himself over to the delights of the present situation.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Aye! my elusive hero,” he muttered to himself, “methinks that we shall be able to cry quits at last.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Chauvelin heaved a deep sigh of satisfaction when Collot d'Herbois finally left him to himself.
wish
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From this reading Sir Percy Blakeney compelled to treat for her rescue if he did not wish to see her die a miserable death.
