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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 Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
arrested
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
bade
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
ball
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
beat
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
care
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
Catherine's
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
country
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
emotions
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
expanded
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
fear
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
flogged
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
fly
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From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
heart
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
how
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
infallible
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
knees
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
knotty
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
led
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From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
legs
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
love
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
mighty
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
most
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
off
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
Panic
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
Paris
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
perhaps
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
Pitou
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
powerful
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
rather
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From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
ROAD
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From this reading ON THE ROAD.
run
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From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
said
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
second
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
spurred
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
stimulants
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From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
streaking
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
terror
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two stimulants led him to fly rather than run.
three
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
two
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
ungraceful
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
useful
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
voice
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From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
well
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From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Heaven is infallible as well as mighty: how useful were the long legs of Pitou, so ungraceful at a ball, in streaking it over the country, as well as the knotty knees, although his heart, expanded by terror, beat three to a second.
world
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From this reading Pitou was spurred by the two most powerful emotions in the world, love and fear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Panic bade him take care of himself as he would be arrested and perhaps flogged; love in Catherine's voice had said: "Be off to Paris."
