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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acquaintance
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admiral
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admired
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
age
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already
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
appreciated
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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boldness
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bore
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
character
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
CLEVER
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
Coligny
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commanding
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consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
conversation
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
de
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
defensive
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displayed
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From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
end
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
engineer
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firmness
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From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
Gabriel
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
Gaspard
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
general
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gentleman
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
gray
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
gray-headed
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hair
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
honesty
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
hour
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
hue
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
influence
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From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
kind-heartedness
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
knowledge
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like
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little
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
locks
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
loyal
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
made
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MARTIN-GUERRE
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marvel
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men
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
Montgommery
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
moral
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more
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
most
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
nephew
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
noble
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
other
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perhaps
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
purest
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
raven
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
remained
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
resemblance
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
sage
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side
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standing
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
still
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
strategy
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talked
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From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
turning
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
twenty
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
two
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
uncle
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From this reading Certainly the nephew bore but little resemblance to the uncle!
understood
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From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
upright
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From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gabriel, on his side, admired the upright and noble character of Gaspard, and the kind-heartedness and honesty of conscience which made him perhaps the purest and most loyal gentleman of the age.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At the end of an hour the two men, one with hair that was already turning gray, while the locks of the other were still of the hue of the raven, understood and appreciated each other as if their acquaintance were of twenty years' standing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS NOT CLEVER Gabriel de Montgommery remained in conversation with the admiral more than an hour.
works
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From this reading Coligny could but marvel at the firmness and boldness and knowledge displayed by this youth, who talked of strategy like a commanding general, of defensive works like an engineer, and of moral influence like a gray-headed sage.
years
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youth
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