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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 Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
ABBE
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From this reading THE ABBE IS TERRIBLY PERPLEXED.
agitators
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
awaited
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
away
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
bewildering
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
blurred
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
capital
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
clearness
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
concern
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
deceived
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
disaster
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
doubts
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
earth
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
emitted
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
events
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
feared
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
France
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
Further
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general
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
gravest
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
growing
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
guided
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
hitherto
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
import
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ABBE IS TERRIBLY PERPLEXED.
kind
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
last
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
mouth
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Names
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nauseous
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
new
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
other
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
own
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parts
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
passing
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
PERPLEXED
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From this reading THE ABBE IS TERRIBLY PERPLEXED.
predestined
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
risen
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
safety
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
savours
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
saw
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
scum
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
ship
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
sky
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
state
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
surface
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
surprises
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From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
swept
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From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
temporary
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
TERRIBLY
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From this reading THE ABBE IS TERRIBLY PERPLEXED.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABBE IS TERRIBLY PERPLEXED.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
Touraine
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
tranquillity
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
unaware
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From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
upheaval
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From this reading The scum of the earth had in the general upheaval risen, as he feared, to the surface, and emitted nauseous savours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The temporary tranquillity of Touraine had deceived him, for events had been passing in other parts of France of gravest import, of which hitherto he was unaware.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Further surprises of a bewildering kind awaited our abbe in the capital, which blurred the growing clearness of his sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Names new to him were in every mouth, and, the last doubts swept away, he saw with concern for his own safety that the ship of state, guided by such agitators as he saw around, was predestined to disaster.
