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accosted
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
ACT
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From this reading THE FLAG: ACT SECOND.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
annihilated
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
any
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
appeared
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
arrival
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
attention
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
bar
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
barricade
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
begging
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
begun
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
Corinth
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
Father
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
FLAG
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From this reading THE FLAG: ACT SECOND.
further
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
gone
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
ground-floor
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
insurgents
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
longer
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From this reading He seemed no longer to see or think.
M
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
Mabœuf
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He seemed no longer to see or think.
others
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
paid
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From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
peril
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
quitted
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
room
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
seated
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
SECOND
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From this reading THE FLAG: ACT SECOND.
see
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From this reading He seemed no longer to see or think.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed no longer to see or think.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
speak
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAG: ACT SECOND.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed no longer to see or think.
thrice
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the arrival at Corinth and the barricade had been begun no one paid any further attention to Father Mabœuf.
twice
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
warning
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
wine-shop
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From this reading M. Mabœuf, however, had not quitted the insurgents: he had gone into the ground-floor room of the wine-shop and seated himself behind the bar, where he was, so to speak, annihilated in himself.
withdraw
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From this reading Courfeyrac and others had twice or thrice accosted him, warning him of the peril and begging him to withdraw, but he had not appeared to hear them.
