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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 "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
alive
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From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
believed
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
boast
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From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
confess
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
content
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From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
Frenchmen
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
funeral
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
Henri
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
incognito
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
loss
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
made
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
monseigneur
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
more
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From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
mourn
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
number
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
oration
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
PAUL-EMILE
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From this reading PAUL-EMILE.
preserve
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
prince
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From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
pronounced
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
recognized
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From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
said
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From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
sorry
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh! silence, gentlemen," said, the prince, "do not be more content than I am at my good fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
troop
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
undeceiving
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From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
well
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From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
wish
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From this reading "Gentlemen, besides a number of reasons which made me wish to preserve my incognito, I confess that I should not have been sorry, since I was believed to be dead, to hear what funeral oration would have been pronounced over me."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am enchanted not to be dead, you may well believe; and yet, if you had not recognized me, I should not have been the first to boast of being alive."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "What! monseigneur," cried Henri, "you recognized me--you found yourself among a troop of Frenchmen, and would have left us to mourn your loss, without undeceiving us?"
