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all
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
Asylum
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
bedside
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
best
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
case
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
caused
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
CHAIR
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
Charenton
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
Cyril
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From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
des
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
Deschamps
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
dying
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
ended
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
entreaty
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
evening
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
flat
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
following
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
happened
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
hopeless
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
Hortensias
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
incarcerated
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
incidents
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
inquiry
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
judicial
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
more
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
Most
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
night
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
once
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
people
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
previous
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
recount
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
removed
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From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
Rosa's
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
rush
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
salon
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
sat
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From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
sensation
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
Sir
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From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
THINGnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THING IN THE CHAIR On the following night I sat once more in the salon of Rosa's flat.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading She had had Sir Cyril removed thither.
tragedy
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tragical
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
tremendous
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From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
urgent
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From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
Villa
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From this reading I need not recount all the rush of incidents that had happened since the tragedy at the Villa des Hortensias on the previous evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dying; I had done my best, but his case was quite hopeless, and at Rosa's urgent entreaty I had at last left her alone by his bedside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Most people will remember the tremendous sensation caused by the judicial inquiry--an inquiry which ended in the tragical Deschamps being incarcerated in the Charenton Asylum.
