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12
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
adopt
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
adversary
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
Aloyse
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
ascertain
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
ask
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
audience
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
August
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
bitter
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
Convinced
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
course
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
crown
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
day
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
de
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
debated
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
demand
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From this reading He would ask, not demand.
demeanor
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
dignity
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
due
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
earnestly
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
eighteen
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
enmity
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
face
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
fate
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
father's
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
first
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
Gabriel
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
Henri's
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
HEROIC
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
king
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
lapse
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
lofty
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
long
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
Louvre
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
moderation
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
Montgommery
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
more
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
next
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would ask, not demand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
other
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
own
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
place
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
plainly
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
RANSOM
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
resolved
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
respect
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
result
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
say
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From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
softened
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
speak
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
step
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
still
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
subject
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
there
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
time
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
tone
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
took
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
tranquil
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
unfaltering
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
way
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From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had debated long and earnestly in his own mind, and with Aloyse, as to what he should do and say.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN HEROIC RANSOM The next day, August 12, it was with an unfaltering step and a tranquil face that Gabriel de Montgommery took his way to the Louvre to ask audience of the king.
wore
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From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Convinced that a violent course would have no other result with an adversary who wore a crown than to subject him to his father's fate, Gabriel had resolved to speak plainly and with dignity, but in a tone of moderation and with due respect.
years
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From this reading Would there not still be time for him to adopt a more lofty demeanor, and ought he not in the first place to ascertain if the lapse of eighteen years had not softened Henri's bitter enmity?
