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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 Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
admit
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
age
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
anchor
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
back
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
bank
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
Barebone
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
blow
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
board
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
Chateau
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
check
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
coup
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
de
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
despair
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
dim
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
failure
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
France
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
Garonne
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
Gemosac
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
going
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From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
Hope
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
Loo
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
Marquis
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
merveille
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From this reading “Everything is going a merveille!” he cried.
moment
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
months
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
oddly
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
optimism
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
Provence
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
ready
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
received
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
River
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
severe
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
spirit
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From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
strike
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
terminated
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
three
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From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
travels
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From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
Turner's
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From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The failure of Turner's bank was a severe check, I admit, and for a moment I was in despair.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In three months we shall be ready to strike our blow--to make our great coup for France.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Loo Barebone went back to the Chateau de Gemosac after those travels in Provence which terminated so oddly on board “The Last Hope,” at anchor in the Garonne River.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Marquis received him with enthusiasm and a spirit of optimism which age could not dim.
