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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 WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
ACTIONS
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
air
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
almost
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From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
amazed
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From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
appeared
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ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
atmosphere
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
Aurelie
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
blow
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Bregeac
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From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
Commissary
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
discomfiture
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doubled
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excess
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
expression
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
face
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
gayety
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
gloomy
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
hilarity
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
immense
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
incredible
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
laugh
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
like
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From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
man
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Marescal
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much
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nervous
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
note
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
out
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
provoked
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
rang
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
received
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From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
repressing
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
revolver
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ringing
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
room
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From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
Sauvinoux's
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From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
sentence
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
stomach
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From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
stupefied
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a laugh rang out, a nervous laugh there was no repressing, but nevertheless struck a note of gayety in the gloomy atmosphere of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
There
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
threatened
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From this reading Bregeac, still threatened by Sauvinoux’s revolver, appeared almost as much amazed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
truly
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
untimely
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From this reading It was Aurelie, provoked by the immense expression of discomfiture on the face of the Commissary to this excess of truly untimely hilarity.
up
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From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Marescal almost doubled up like a man who has received a blow in the stomach.
WORDS
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From this reading WORDS AS GOOD AS ACTIONS There was a stupefied silence while this incredible sentence went on ringing through the air.
