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1793
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From this reading Paris: 1793 The outrage.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
anon
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Déroulède remained unscathed.
Citizen
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
conducted
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
daily
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
day
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
difficult
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
Déroulède
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
failed
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
fanatic
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
far
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
fed
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
France
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
gigantic
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
Gironde
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
guillotine
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
immune
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
law
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
Merlin's
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
moderate
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
more
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
Mountain
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
now
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
outrage
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From this reading Paris: 1793 The outrage.
Paris
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From this reading Paris: 1793 The outrage.
popular
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
prison
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
prosecutions
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
rate
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
reason
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
say
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
scores
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
several
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
state
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
suspect
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paris: 1793 The outrage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
touch
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From this reading Even Merlin's law of the suspect had so far failed to touch him.
transformed
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
unscathed
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From this reading But Déroulède remained unscathed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
very
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
whole
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From this reading Still more difficult would it have been to state the reason why he remained immune from the prosecutions, which were being conducted at the rate of several scores a day, now against the moderate Gironde, anon against the fanatic Mountain, until the whole of France was transformed into one gigantic prison, that daily fed the guillotine.
why
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From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been very difficult to say why Citizen Déroulède was quite so popular as he was.
