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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
all
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
anger
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
back
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
believed
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
boyhood
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
criminal
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From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
days
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
face
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
far-off
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
flushed
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
got
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
Governor
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From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
grand
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
Grassette's
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
head
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From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
Henri
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From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
jerked
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From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
just
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
manhood
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
Michelin
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
now
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From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
pale
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From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
prison
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
Robitaille
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From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
rushing
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
seeing
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
Seigneur
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
Sheriff
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From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
Sir
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From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
slowly
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
spirit
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
stand
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From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
then
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He jerked his head toward Sir Henri Robitaille.
turned
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From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
up
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From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But now it was the Governor who turned pale, seeing who the criminal was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grassette's face flushed with anger, for the prison had not broken his spirit; then he got up slowly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I not stand up for you," he growled at the Sheriff; "I stand up for him."
young
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From this reading This grand Seigneur, with Michelin had believed in him in those far-off days which he had just been seeing over again, and all his boyhood and young manhood was rushing back on him.