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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
all
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
BOURBON
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
covered
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
cross-grained
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From this reading Was there ever such cross-grained luck?
d'Or
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
DE
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
dieu
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From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
door
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
down
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
embrasure
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was there ever such cross-grained luck?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
eye
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
falling
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
Flagellant
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
gold
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
group
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
hawk's
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
HENRI
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
hoped
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
hour
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
luck
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From this reading Was there ever such cross-grained luck?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
moment
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
more
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
narrow
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
pass
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
pistol
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
PLAIN
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
prating
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From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
pressed
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
Ravaillac
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
restrained
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
see
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
street
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From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Was there ever such cross-grained luck?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
there
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From this reading Was there ever such cross-grained luck?
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
Toison
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
tonne
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From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
trigger
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
turret
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
twice
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From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
use
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From this reading I could---- But _tonne dieu!_ What was the use of prating about what might be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
weight
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the embrasure of the turret I covered Ravaillac with my pistol, and twice half pressed the trigger and twice restrained myself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If I could but pass down that narrow street without the hawk's eye of the Flagellant falling on me I might in an hour do all and more than I had ever hoped for.
worth
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From this reading 'PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON' Imagine what it was to me, to whom every moment was worth its weight in gold, to see the group, and, above all, Ravaillac, standing at the door of the Toison d'Or.
