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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 When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
advocate
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
archdeacon
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
believed
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
condemned
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
counted
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phœbus was not dead, however.
devoutly
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
die
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From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
doubt
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
dying
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
error
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
Esmeralda
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
extraordinary
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
fact
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
favorable
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
girl
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
give
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
hard
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From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
hoped
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Phœbus was not dead, however.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
jest
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
king
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
knew
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From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
Lheulier
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
loved
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
Master
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
Men
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From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
news
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Phœbus was not dead, however.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
Philippe
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
Phœbus
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From this reading Phœbus was not dead, however.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the archdeacon had repeated to the condemned girl; “He is dead,” the fact is that he knew nothing about it, but that he believed it, that he counted on it, that he did not doubt it, that he devoutly hoped it.
rival
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
said
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From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
stamp
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From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men of that stamp die hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
too
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phœbus was not dead, however.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Master Philippe Lheulier, advocate extraordinary of the king, had said to poor Esmeralda; “He is dying,” it was an error or a jest.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
woman
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From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been too hard for him to give favorable news of his rival to the woman whom he loved.
