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account
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
affection
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
arrested
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
attempted
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
brim
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
burst
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
came
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
condemned
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From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
consideration
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
Courcelles
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
Courtney
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
dar's
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From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
day
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
de
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
enough
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From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
escape
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
fate
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
Fort
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
friend
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From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
full
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
girl
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
Government
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
grand
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From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
Henri
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
House
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
intelligence
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
kind
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
knew
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
late
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
learning
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
Liz
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From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
Lizzie
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
massacre
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
means
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
Missy
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From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
mourn
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From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
Mr
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
mutineersnounUS /ˈmutineers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
news
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, Missy Liz! dar’s grand news come from Government House.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
overseer
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
pain
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
presence
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
prison
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
reached
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From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
regarded
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
Rosa
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
spare
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
suspense
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The account of the attempted massacre at Government House reached Lizzie through Mr Courtney; but he did not tell her that Henri de Courcelles had been arrested as one of the mutineers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
tried
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From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
wanted
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From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
wasted
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew that she had regarded his late overseer with affection, and he wanted to spare her the pain of the suspense of learning his fate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be time enough, he thought, for her to mourn when her friend had been tried and condemned.
yellow
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From this reading But his kind consideration was wasted, for the news came to her by means of the yellow girl, Rosa, who burst into her presence on the day of De Courcelles’ escape from the Fort prison, brim full of the intelligence.
