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acting
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
all
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
any
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
asking
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
astonishment
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
besieging
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
blows
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From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
calmly
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
Catherine's
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From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
certainly
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From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
Company's
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
day
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
disaster
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
finished
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
Halt
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From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
happened
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
head
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From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
heard
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
hoarsely
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
how
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
idea
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
increasing
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
intended
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
Jean-Bart
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
just
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From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
manager's
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
meaning
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
Montsou
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
object
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
Only
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
out
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
preventing
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
protect
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
reason
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
sacking
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
set
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
Sobered
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From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
sole
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
talk
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
there
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
things
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
urging
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
villa
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
violence
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From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
voice
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From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He it certainly was, however, who had just cried, "Halt!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not intended any of these things; how had it happened that, having set out for Jean-Bart with the object of acting calmly and preventing disaster, he had finished this day of increasing violence by besieging the manager's villa?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But while he was hoarsely urging them on to Montsou, he heard another voice within him, the voice of reason, asking, in astonishment, the meaning of all this.
Yards
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From this reading Only at first his sole idea had been to protect the Company's Yards, which there had been talk of sacking.
Étienne
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From this reading Sobered by Catherine's blows, Étienne had remained at the head of his mates.
