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accompanied
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
Alain
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From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
also
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
Baronne
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
care
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Chanterie
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Chevalier
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
condemned
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
courage
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
courageous
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
de
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
dear
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
des
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
devoted
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
don't
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From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
du
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Manon!” exclaimed Godefroid.
farewell
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
gave
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
go
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
Godefroid
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From this reading “Manon!” exclaimed Godefroid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
imprisonment
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
kind
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From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
kiss
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
la
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
Madame
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Manon
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From this reading “Manon!” exclaimed Godefroid.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Mortagne
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
noble
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
old
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From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
priest
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
sacraments
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
scaffold
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
Tours-Minieres
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
twelve
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
up
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
vicar
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From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
Vissard
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From this reading That courageous, noble priest had also accompanied the Chevalier du Vissard.
wait
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our dear vicar was the priest at Mortagne who gave the last sacraments to the Baronne des Tours-Minieres; he had the courage to go with her to the scaffold, and to him she gave her farewell kiss.
years
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From this reading “That devoted creature, condemned to twelve years’ imprisonment, gave herself up that she might take care of Madame de la Chanterie, and wait upon her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh! you don’t know Manon yet,” replied the kind old Alain.
