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26th
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
alive
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
all
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
almost
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
any
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
appeal
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
attack
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
brutal
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
carnivora
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
cravings
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
creatures
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
devoted
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
displayed
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
distended
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
doubtful
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
eyes
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
fall
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
famished
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
father
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
give
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
given
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
herd
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
human
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
humanity
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
hunger
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
impossible
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
incredible
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
JANUARY
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
Letourneur
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
like
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
lips
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
longer
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
M
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
made
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
moment
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
more
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
now
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
prevailed
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
prey
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
provided
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
redoubled
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
sacrificed
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
see
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
seem
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
sight
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
son
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
teeth
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
thus
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
tortures
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
understood
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From this reading JANUARY 26th.--I understood it all; the devoted father having nothing more to give, had given his life for his son.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
very
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
victim
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
violence
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From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
voracity
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
waited
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From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
weight
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From this reading It seemed impossible that any appeal to their humanity could, at such a moment, have any weight; nevertheless, the appeal was made, and, incredible as it may seem, prevailed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the very sight of the victim thus provided, all the tortures of hunger returned with redoubled violence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With lips distended, and teeth displayed, they waited like a herd of carnivora until they could attack their prey with brutal voracity; it seemed almost doubtful whether they would not fall upon him while he was still alive.
yearning
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From this reading M. Letourneur was no longer a human being in the eyes of the famished creatures who were now yearning to see him sacrificed to their cravings.
