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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 The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
advice
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
agreeable
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
all
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
Aubry
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
Benvenuto
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
boy
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
break
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
made afraid or less confident
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
cruelly
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
d'Etampes
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
desires
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
destiny
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
detect
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
devil
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
fain
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
fate
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
find
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
follow
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
fulfilment
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
furious
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
gave
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
Grand-Nesle
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
intolerant
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
irony
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
Jacques
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
just
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
lamentable
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
Madame
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
man
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
matter
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
mere
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
more
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
only
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
out
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
result
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
retreated
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
said
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
sbirri
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
Scozzone
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
shamefacedly
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
sharpen
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
shown
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
sword
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From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Madame d'Etampes was right," he said to himself, "and I am fain to follow the advice she gave me; I must break my sword and sharpen my dagger.
treated
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
two
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
valorous
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From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
very
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From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
viscount
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From this reading The viscount and his two sbirri shamefacedly retreated from the Grand-Nesle, cowed by one man, and shown out by a mere boy.
viscount's
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This devil of a man is just what he is said to be, very intolerant, and not at all agreeable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
wish
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From this reading Such was the lamentable result of the fulfilment of the viscount's wish: "If only I could find Benvenuto alone!"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As he had been even more cruelly treated by fate in the matter of his desires than Jacques Aubry and Scozzone, who did not even yet detect the irony of destiny, our valorous viscount was furious.
