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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 The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
Abbe
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
any
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
cast
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
chair
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
Chateau
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
circumstances
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
climb
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
clouds
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
cold
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
courageous
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
dark
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
duly
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
easy
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
enough
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
fleecy
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
gate
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
Gemosac
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
harbour
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
high-road
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
home
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
hundred
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
induced
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
instances
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
key
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
lamp
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
light
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
lock
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
man
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
moon
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
murder
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
newspaper
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
night
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
now
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
once
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
out
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
parishioners
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
philosophic
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From this reading It is easy enough to be philosophic at home in a chair beside the lamp.
possessed
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
ramp
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
ran
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
recalled
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
recorded
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
reflected
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
rob
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
rusty
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
sailed
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
serenely
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
shadows
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
shared
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
silvery
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
stealing
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
terror
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From this reading It was not a dark night, for the moon sailed serenely behind fleecy clouds, but the shadows cast by her silvery light might harbour any terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
three
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
Touvent
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
turned
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
up
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From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
wanton
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From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Abbe Touvent was not a courageous man, and the perspiration, induced by the climb from the high-road up that which had once been the ramp to the Chateau of Gemosac, ran cold when he had turned the key in the rusty lock of the great gate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now, out here in the dark, he recalled a hundred instances of wanton murder duly recorded in the newspaper which he shared with three parishioners in Gemosac.
worth
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From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Under those circumstances, the Abbe had reflected that no one would rob him, because he possessed nothing worth stealing.
