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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 “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
accomplish
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
apartments
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
archbishop
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
away
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
bedchamber
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
certain
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
chateau
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From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
communicated
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
consultation
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From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
damask
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
displayed
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
effort
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
emotion
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
entered
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
exhausted
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
fourteen
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
friends
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
furnished
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
go
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
grand
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
Graslin
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
like
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
made
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
magnificence
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
man
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
mount
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
now
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
obligation
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
opulent
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
overcome
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
own
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
place
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From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
received
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
red
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
room
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
rooms
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
said
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
salon
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From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
six
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
slow
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
stairs
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
state
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
taken
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From this reading The consultation had taken place in the great salon of the chateau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
there
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
times
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
turning
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From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
unable
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
useless
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
vast
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From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
Veronique
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This vast room communicated with a state bedchamber, furnished in red damask, in which Graslin had displayed a certain opulent magnificence.
wholly
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From this reading But now the effort she had made to accomplish her last obligation, and to overcome her last repugnance had exhausted her strength, and she was wholly unable to mount the stairs to her own rooms.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I will go and do my duty,” said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome with emotion.
years
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From this reading Veronique had not entered it six times in fourteen years; the grand apartments were quite useless to her, and she never received her friends there.
