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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 time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
anguish
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
arms
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
assassins
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
avenging
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
came
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
caresses
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From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
carry
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
caused
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From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
child
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
clasps
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From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
corpse
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
courage
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
day
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
death
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
embraced
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
end
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
endured
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
escape
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
feel
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
find
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
freeing
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From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
grew
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
horrible
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From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
imposed
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
keen
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
Laurent
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
leave
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
like
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
longed
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
longer
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
Madame
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
martyrdom
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
more
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
naught
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
permit
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
preferred
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
presence
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
Raquin
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
reached
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
son
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
starving
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
sufferings
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From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
sufficient
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From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
supreme
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She determined on freeing herself from these clasps and caresses that caused her such horrible disgust.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
Thérèse
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From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each day her anguish grew more keen, when Thérèse embraced her, and when Laurent took her in his arms to carry her along like a child.
two
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From this reading She had reached the end of her courage, she could no longer support the martyrdom that the presence of the two murderers imposed on her, she longed to find supreme relief in death.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A time came when Madame Raquin, in order to escape the sufferings she endured, thought of starving herself to death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As she had not sufficient life left within her to permit of her avenging her son, she preferred to be entirely dead, and to leave naught in the hands of the assassins but a corpse that could feel nothing, and with which they could do as they pleased.
