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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 But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
Abbe
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
Abbe's
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
befallen
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
believe
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
Black
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
bound
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
bursting
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
came
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
captor
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
checked
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From this reading But I checked my tongue and spoke the Abbe fair.
Church
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
contemplated
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
ears
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
end
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
face
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fair
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From this reading But I checked my tongue and spoke the Abbe fair.
first
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
gagged
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
God
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
heard
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help
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
ice
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instant
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make
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
Many
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
Marc
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From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
men
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
never
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
nigh
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
now
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
office
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
order
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point
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
priest
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
rage
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
realized
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
saw
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
seen
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
smile
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
some
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
spoke
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From this reading But I checked my tongue and spoke the Abbe fair.
stand
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From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
telling
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
then
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
thus
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
tingle
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
tongue
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From this reading But I checked my tongue and spoke the Abbe fair.
too
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tree
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From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
truths
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From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
turned
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unworthy
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From this reading I could not believe that such an end was contemplated now, and that by a priest of the Church, however unworthy of his office!
up
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From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
veins
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From this reading But when I heard the order to stand Marc up against a tree my veins for an instant turned to ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Black Abbe When first I saw that smile on the Black Abbe's face, and realized what had befallen us, I came nigh to bursting with rage, and was on the point of telling my captor some truths to make his ears tingle.
women
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From this reading Many men--and some women, too, God help me, I then being bound and gagged,--had I seen thus stood up against a tree, and never but for one end.
