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advantage
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
aghast
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From this reading “You appear quite aghast.
agitation
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
ails
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From this reading “What ails you, baron?” he exclaimed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
appear
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From this reading “You appear quite aghast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
baron
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From this reading “What ails you, baron?” he exclaimed.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
Blacas
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
confirmed
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From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
courtier
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
de
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From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
exclaimed
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From this reading “What ails you, baron?” he exclaimed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
forbearance
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
fright
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
humiliate
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
just
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From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
Louis
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
M
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matters
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
more
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
moved
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
much
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
pleaded
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
police
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
prefect
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
pushed
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You appear quite aghast.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
sitting
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
statesman
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
table
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
triumph
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From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
uneasiness
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From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
Villefort
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From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
violently
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M. de Blacas moved suddenly towards the baron, but the fright of the courtier pleaded for the forbearance of the statesman; and besides, as matters were, it was much more to his advantage that the prefect of police should triumph over him than that he should humiliate the prefect.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What ails you, baron?” he exclaimed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
XVIII
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From this reading At the sight of this agitation Louis XVIII. pushed from him violently the table at which he was sitting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What ails you, baron?” he exclaimed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Has your uneasiness anything to do with what M. de Blacas has told me, and M. de Villefort has just confirmed?”
