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War and Peace

Chapter I

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BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.
But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!
But how do you do?
I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”
It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.
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War and Peace

Chapter I

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.
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But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!
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But how do you do?
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I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”
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It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

Faithful noun US /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

FIRST noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!”

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13

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

1805

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

1812

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

1813

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

20

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

all

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

Anna

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

Antichrist

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

BOOK

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

Buonapartes

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

call

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

defend

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

don't

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

down

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

Empress

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

EPILOGUE

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

estates

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

family

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

favorite

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

FIFTEEN

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

FIRSTnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

FOURTEEN

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

friend

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

frightened

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

Fëdorovna

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

Genoa

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

honor

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

horrors

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

how

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From this reading But how do you do?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

infamies

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

July

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

just

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

longer

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

Lucca

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

maid

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

means

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

more

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

Márya

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

news

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

now

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

perpetrated

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

Prince

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

Pávlovna

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

really

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

Schérer

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

SECOND

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

see

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

sit

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From this reading I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

slave

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

speaker

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

THIRTEEN

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

try

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

TWELVE

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

war

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

warn

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From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

Well

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From this reading BOOK TWELVE: 1812 BOOK THIRTEEN: 1812 BOOK FOURTEEN: 1812 BOOK FIFTEEN: 1812 - 13 FIRST EPILOGUE: 1813 - 20 SECOND EPILOGUE BOOK ONE: 1805 “Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes.

well-known

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From this reading It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself!