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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 It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
able
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
arrest
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
became
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
bouquet
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
bring
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
brother
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
call
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
Caroline
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
case
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
Conciergerie
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
days
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
dozen
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
entered
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
favourite
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
flowers
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
formal
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
gay
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
gone
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
Hamelin
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
happy
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
HOPE
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
hoped
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
HORROR
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
investigation
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
justice
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From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
Madame
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
mentioned
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
middle
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
Monday
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
months
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
more
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From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
now
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
pressing
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
progressed
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
refusal
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
requests
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
resolved
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From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
rigidly
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From this reading For her, rigidly resolved on justice, he was no more.
roll
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
Saccard
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
Saccard's
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
see
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
September
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
seven
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
slowly
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From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
steps
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
taken
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
three
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
times
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From this reading She now never mentioned Saccard's name, and had a dozen times replied to his pressing requests to come and see him by formal refusal.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
twice
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
visiting
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From this reading But she still hoped to save her brother, and became quite gay on visiting days, happy at being able to tell him of the last steps that she had taken, and to bring him a bouquet of his favourite flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
week
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From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was now the middle of September, and that Monday Madame Caroline, who went to see her brother twice a week, was to call at the Conciergerie at about three o'clock.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading FROM HORROR TO HOPE The investigation of the case progressed so slowly that seven months had gone by since the arrest of Saccard and Hamelin, and the case had not yet been entered on the roll.
