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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 The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
able
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
abyss
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
also
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
commence
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
cry
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
death
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
desire
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
die
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
embraced
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From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
entire
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From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
exalt
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
exclude
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
extinguished
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
fall
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
follow
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From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
Geneviève
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
glance
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From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
heroism
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
human
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
impel
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
influence
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
instance
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
instinct
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
LIVE
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From this reading LONG LIVE SIMON!
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG LIVE SIMON!
love
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
Maurice
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
more
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
natural
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
only
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
pain
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
patiently
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
quit
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
resignation
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
resigned
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
scene
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From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
SIMON
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From this reading LONG LIVE SIMON!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
soul
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From this reading The influence of love may be able to exalt the soul to heroism,--it may, against natural instinct, impel a human being to desire death, but it had not in this instance extinguished the repugnance to pain.
sound
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
struggle
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
suffer
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
suffering
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
termed
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
understood
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From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
unknown
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the sound of this cry Maurice understood that the struggle was about to commence.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
world
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From this reading It was evident that Geneviève resigned herself the more patiently to death since Maurice was to die with her; but resignation does not exclude suffering, and to quit this world is not only to fall into the abyss termed unknown, but also to suffer in the descent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maurice, at a glance, embraced the entire scene, and thought of what would follow.
