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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 COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
accountable
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From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
all
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
bear
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From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
bitter
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From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
certainly
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
CONVINCED
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
cousin
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
de
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
disturb
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
English
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From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
enough
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
failure
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From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
haste
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
held
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From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
hurry
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
irritable
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
JEHAN
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
less
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
lost
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
mission
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From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
Monsieur
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
Most
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
much
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
nature
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
own
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
played
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
Quernais
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
recover
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
seeing
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
temper
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
then
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From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
There
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From this reading There had been reasons enough to disturb a less irritable nature.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English blood must be held accountable, of course, but even then he could not bear to think of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
too
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From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
traitor
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
trickery
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
Varenac
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From this reading Most bitter of all, seeing the trickery played on him by his own cousin, a Varenac and a traitor!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COUNT JEHAN IS NOT CONVINCED Monsieur de Quernais was certainly in a hurry; so much so that he had lost his temper, and been in too great a haste to recover it again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, the failure of his mission had been bitter.
