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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 Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
Abbé
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
all
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
Aramis
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
assurances
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
Athos
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
Bazin
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
Bazin's
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
beadle's
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
believing
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
Blaisois
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
charity
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
Christian
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
clerical
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
cloth
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
d'Herblay
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
Dame
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
day
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
denials
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
desired
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From this reading Athos had desired Blaisois to try to speak to Aramis himself.
discomposed
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
donning
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
early
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
endowed
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
expressly
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
failed
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
given
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
gown
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
guise
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Athos had desired Blaisois to try to speak to Aramis himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
home
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
letter
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
man
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
manner
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
master
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
namely
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
Notre
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
only
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
pass
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
passion
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
patience
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
persisted
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
put
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
risks
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
seeing
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
send
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
services
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From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
serving-man
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From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
simple
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
speak
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From this reading Athos had desired Blaisois to try to speak to Aramis himself.
spite
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
tall
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blaisois found Bazin donning his beadle’s gown, his services being required that day at Notre Dame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
too
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
try
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From this reading Athos had desired Blaisois to try to speak to Aramis himself.
understood
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
virtues
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
wanted
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From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Athos had not failed to send early to Aramis and had given his letter to Blaisois, the only serving-man whom he had left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Blaisois seeing Bazin in clerical guise, was a little discomposed at his denials and wanted to pass at all risks, believing too, that the man with whom he had to do was endowed with the virtues of his cloth, namely, patience and Christian charity.
youth
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From this reading Blaisois, a tall, simple youth, who understood nothing but what he was expressly told, asked, therefore for the Abbé d’Herblay, and in spite of Bazin’s assurances that his master was not at home, he persisted in such a manner as to put Bazin into a passion.
