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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 However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
abbe
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
all
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
angry
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
armies
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
authority
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
better
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
brow
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
casting
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
Catholic
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
Chevalier
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
chief
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
clamor
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
coldly
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From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
common-sense
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From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
dared
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
de
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
echoing
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
expression
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
followed
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
general
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
grew
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
Gudin
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
hall
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
hand
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
hilt
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
instantly
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
known
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
laying
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
looks
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
marquis
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
more
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
patronymic
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
recognize
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
repressed
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
Rifoel
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
sabre
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
say
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
saying
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From this reading “I recognize no authority here,” Rifoel was saying, casting angry looks at all about him and laying his hand on the hilt of his sabre.
silent
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
smiled
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
stern
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
Vissard
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From this reading The young Chevalier de Vissard, better known under his patronymic of Rifoel, was silent before the general of the Catholic armies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
words
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From this reading The abbe dared say no more, for the marquis smiled bitterly at his last words.
worst
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you recognize that of common-sense?” asked the marquis, coldly.
young
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From this reading However, the young chief instantly repressed all expression of feeling, his brow grew stern, and he followed the Abbe Gudin into a hall where the worst of the clamor was echoing.
