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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 At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
ago
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
apprehension
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
Chauvelin
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
colleague
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From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
Collot
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
company
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
complaints
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
d'Herbois
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
day
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
down
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
everywhere
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
fortress
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
fully-manned
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
Gayole
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
given
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From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
guard
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
guard-rooms
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
harassed
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
inquietude
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
intermixed
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
men
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
municipal
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
nervous
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
offices
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
orders
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From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
Paris
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
passages
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
picked
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
questions
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
resisted
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From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
restless
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From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
seen
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
sent
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
some
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
stairs
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
suggestion
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Chauvelin had not resisted these orders given by his colleague.
thinly
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
threats
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Chauvelin the day had been one of restless inquietude and nervous apprehension.
transformed
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
Troops
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From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
veiled
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From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
well-garrisoned
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From this reading At his suggestion Gayole had been transformed into a fully-manned, well-garrisoned fortress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Troops were to be seen everywhere, on the stairs and in the passages, the guard-rooms and offices: picked men from the municipal guard, and the company which had been sent down from Paris some time ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Collot d'Herbois harassed him with questions and complaints intermixed with threats but thinly veiled.
