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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 At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
bandits
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
believed
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
called
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
cited
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
citizen
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
Convention
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From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
country
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From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
D
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From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
date
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
existed
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
former
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From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
G
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From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
hazardous
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
horror
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From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
infested
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
later
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
letter
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
lived
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From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
man
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From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
member
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From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
mentioned
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From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
more
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
mountains
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
near
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From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
once
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From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
other
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
pages
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
people
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
preceding
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the country near D—— a man lived quite alone.
said
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From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
sort
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From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
state
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From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
town
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
trip
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That existed from the time when people called each other _thou_, and when they said “citizen.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
whole
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From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This man, we will state at once, was a former member of the Convention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At an epoch a little later than the date of the letter cited in the preceding pages, he did a thing which, if the whole town was to be believed, was even more hazardous than his trip across the mountains infested with bandits.
world
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From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His name was G—— Member of the Convention, G—— was mentioned with a sort of horror in the little world of D—— A member of the Convention—can you imagine such a thing?
