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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 “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
affect
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
all
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
back
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
beauty
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
bottom
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From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
came
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
Chouans
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
commandant
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
committed
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
Corentin
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From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
dangerous
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
daring
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
de
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
didn't
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
door
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
down
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
du
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
escorting
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
eyes
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
fellow
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
fixed
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
gesture
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From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
God's
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
Gua
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
incorrigible
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
knew
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
longer
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
low
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
Madame
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
mademoiselle
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
mail-coach
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
man
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
minutes
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
murdered
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
persons
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
rode
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
said
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
Saint-Cyr
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
saying
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
stairs
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
stayed
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
surprises
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From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
sword
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
taking
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh! if Corentin is at the bottom of all this, nothing surprises me,” she cried, with a gesture of disgust.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
travellers
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
two
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From this reading “If I had stayed two minutes longer I should have committed the folly of taking back my sword and escorting her,” he was saying to himself as he went down the stairs.
Verneuil
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
voice
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
warn
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From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
watched
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
way
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From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The commandant went his way without daring to look at Mademoiselle de Verneuil, whose dangerous beauty began to affect him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “God’s thunder! mademoiselle, that fellow who rode here with you came back to warn me that the travellers in the mail-coach had all been murdered by the Chouans; I knew that, but what I didn’t know was the name of the murdered persons,--it was Gua de Saint-Cyr!”
young
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From this reading As Madame du Gua watched the young man, whose eyes were fixed on the door through which Mademoiselle de Verneuil had passed, she said to him in a low voice: “You are incorrigible.
