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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 My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
all
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
amiable
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From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
bad
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
casual
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
count's
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
DEEDS
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From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
deem
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
displeasure
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
Elbe
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
escaped
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
extreme
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
fellows
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
gayer
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
heart
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
hope
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
ideas
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
incur
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
intervention
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
Jesuits
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
margin
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
master
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
MUSKETEERS
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From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
outposts
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
passing
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
priest
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
proceeded
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
providentially
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
remarkably
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From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
Reverend
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
Rollo
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
said
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
seems
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From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
setting
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
sickened
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From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
sir
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
suggested
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From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed this one seems remarkably amiable.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart sickened at the thought of all I had so providentially escaped, by the casual intervention of a passing priest.
Tilly's
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
troops
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From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
UNDOING
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From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OF THE GOOD DEEDS OUR MUSKETEERS WERE UNDOING.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Reverend sir," said I, as we passed the extreme outposts of Tilly's troops, and proceeded along the margin of the Elbe, "I hope you will not incur the count's displeasure by setting me free."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, master Rollo," thought I, as gayer ideas suggested themselves; "you must not deem these Jesuits such bad fellows after all!
