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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 A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
alarm
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From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
all
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From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
anxious
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From this reading On the ensuing Thursday, they felt particularly anxious.
avoided
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
avow
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
considered
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
crime
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
dining-room
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
ensuing
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From this reading On the ensuing Thursday, they felt particularly anxious.
evening
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
feelings
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
felt
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From this reading On the ensuing Thursday, they felt particularly anxious.
give
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From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
humanity
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
imperative
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
knew
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From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
Laurent
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
leave
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
Madame
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
made
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
maintain
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
married
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
other
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
out
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
own
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
pair
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
paralysed
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
particularly
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From this reading On the ensuing Thursday, they felt particularly anxious.
presence
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
prudent
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
Raquin
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
revelation
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
security
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From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew all and might give the alarm.
shock
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
speak
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
terror
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From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A shock of terror alone had made the married pair speak, and avow their crime in the presence of Madame Raquin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
Thursday
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From this reading On the ensuing Thursday, they felt particularly anxious.
Thérèse
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
woman
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From this reading In the morning, Thérèse inquired of Laurent whether he considered it prudent to leave the paralysed woman in the dining-room during the evening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Neither one nor the other was cruel; they would have avoided such a revelation out of feelings of humanity, had not their own security already made it imperative on their part to maintain silence.
