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accosted
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
arrived
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
attention
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
barricade
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
begun
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
beseeching
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
construction
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
Corinthe
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
counter
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
entered
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
Father
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
floor
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
ground
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There he had, so to speak, retreated into himself.
longer
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From this reading He no longer seemed to look or to think.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He no longer seemed to look or to think.
M
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
Mabeuf
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
mob
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He no longer seemed to look or to think.
others
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
paid
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From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
peril
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
quitted
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
retreated
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From this reading There he had, so to speak, retreated into himself.
seated
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He no longer seemed to look or to think.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There he had, so to speak, retreated into himself.
speak
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From this reading There he had, so to speak, retreated into himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
There
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From this reading There he had, so to speak, retreated into himself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He no longer seemed to look or to think.
three
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
times
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since they had arrived at Corinthe, and had begun the construction of the barricade, no attention had been paid to Father Mabeuf.
two
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
warning
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
wine-shop
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From this reading M. Mabeuf had not quitted the mob, however; he had entered the ground floor of the wine-shop and had seated himself behind the counter.
withdraw
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had accosted him two or three times, warning him of his peril, beseeching him to withdraw, but he did not hear them.
