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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 still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
aflame
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
aloud
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
armor
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
atrocities
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
attacks
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
believing
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
beseeching
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
blood-bespattered
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
brain
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
BURGUNDY
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From this reading "BURGUNDY!"--"FRANCE!"
Castle
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
Catherine
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
cheeks
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
clad
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
clasped
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
cry
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
delirium
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
end
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
English
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
exterminating
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
eyes
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
falling
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
fever
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
fire
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
FRANCE
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From this reading "BURGUNDY!"--"FRANCE!"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
hamlet
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
Ile
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
invoked
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
Jeannette
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
livid
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
Marguerite
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
martial
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
milk
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
mounted
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
near
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
other
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
out
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
Pierre
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
prey
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
put
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
rise
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
rose
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
said
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
saints
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
saw
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
scene
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
severe
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
shocking
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
sight
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
sojourn
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From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
spoke
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
St
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
steed
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During her sojourn in the Castle of Ile Jeannette had been the prey of severe attacks of fever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
times
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From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
troubled
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
victims
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From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
virgin
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
white
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From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At still other times, her eyes shooting fire and her cheeks aflame she spoke of a martial virgin clad in white armor and mounted on a milk white steed whom, she said, she saw falling upon and exterminating the English.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At times during her delirium she invoked St. Catherine and St. Marguerite, her good saints, believing that she saw them near her, and beseeching them with her hands clasped to put an end to the atrocities of the English.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At other times the shocking scene of the hamlet of St. Pierre would rise in her troubled brain and she would cry out aloud or would sob at the sight of the victims that rose before her, livid and blood-bespattered.
