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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 Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
Anne
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
any
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
arrangements
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
Blakeney
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
bore
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
cause
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
close
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From this reading The close of day.
day
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From this reading The close of day.
Déroulède
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
Earlier
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
English
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
final
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
friend
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
hate
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
idealist
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
illusions
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
impassioned
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
Juliette
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
knew
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
love
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
Madame
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
Mie
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
Mie's
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
mob
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
moment
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
night
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The close of day.
out
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
own
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
Paris
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
Paul
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
Percy
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
popularity
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
regard
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
removal
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
revelations
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
search
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
Sir
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
soon
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
sought
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
spent
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
talked
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From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The close of day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
trivial
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
turn
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From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
Utopian
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From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though he was a born idealist and a Utopian, Paul Déroulède had never for a moment had any illusions with regard to his own popularity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
whole
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
wild
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From this reading Déroulède had spent the whole of this same night in a wild, impassioned search for Juliette.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Earlier in the day, soon after Anne Mie's revelations, he had sought out his English friend, Sir Percy Blakeney, and talked over with him the final arrangements for the removal of Madame Déroulède and Anne Mie from Paris.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that at any time, and for any trivial cause, the love which the mob bore him would readily turn to hate.
