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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 ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
ALL
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
America
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
answer
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
any
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From this reading I did not make any answer to that question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
came
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
Capitaine
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
care
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
challenge
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
Count
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
de
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not make any answer to that question.
dignity
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
enfant
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
eyes
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
face
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
Faulkner
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
full
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
Gouverneur
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
greeting
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
head
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
higher
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
imprisoned
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
kinship
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
kisses
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
Lasselles
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
LOST
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
made
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not make any answer to that question.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
minute
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
mon
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not make any answer to that question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
other
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
out
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not make any answer to that question.
raised
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
reached
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
regarding
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
relative
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
salutation
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
suffering
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
Uncle
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From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
very
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From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
waited
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From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So regarding each other, we stood for a very short minute in which the Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, raised his head from his kisses of salutation upon my hands.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
word
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From this reading ALL IS LOST And to that word of challenge I made no answer, but I raised my head and looked into his eyes with a dignity that came to me as my right from suffering.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading My head raised itself yet higher, and I looked my Gouverneur Faulkner again full in the face while I waited to hear what he would answer of my kinship to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And, _mon enfant_, is this the good Uncle to whose care you came into America?" asked that Capitaine, the Count de Lasselles, as he reached out his imprisoned hands for a greeting to my relative.
