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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 Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
afterwards
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
ambassadors
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
back
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From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
city
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
cry
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
Curé
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
eagerness
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
elected
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
gate
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
get
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From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would not hear us speak.
honoured
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
killed
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
le
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
M
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
martyrs
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
mourned
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They would not hear us speak.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
once
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
passion
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
people
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
promise
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From this reading 'We promise,' they cried, 'we promise everything; let us but get back.'
pushed
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From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
return
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
rose
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
sacrifice
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From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
speak
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From this reading They would not hear us speak.
subdue
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
Then
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
there
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would not hear us speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had it been to sacrifice us they would have done the same; they would have killed us in their passion, in order to return to their city--and afterwards mourned us and honoured us as martyrs.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
tumult
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From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would not hear us speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a cry that the ambassadors were already elected, and we were pushed forward, M. le Curé and myself, towards the gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then at once there rose a tumult among the people--an eagerness which nothing could subdue.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would not hear us speak.
