adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
Antoine
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From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
barracksnounUS /ˈbærəks/
plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
brutifying
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From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
campaignsnounUS /kæmˈpeɪnz/
plural of “campaign” — a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
intemperancenoun
the quality of being intemperate
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
Macquart
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From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading He had had the incredible good fortune to escape all the final murderous campaigns of the Empire.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had moved from barracks to barracks, dragging on his brutifying military life.
Plassans
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From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
punishmentsnounUS /ˈpʌnɪʃmənts/
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Antoine Macquart had returned to Plassans after the fall of the first Napoleon.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
vicesnounUS /ˈvaɪsəz/
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading This mode of existence brought his natural vices to full development.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His idleness became deliberate; his intemperance, which brought him countless punishments, became, to his mind, a veritable religious duty.
