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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 Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
act
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
bow
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
brave
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
bring
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
chance
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
comes
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From this reading Death comes from God.
commission
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
crime
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
Death
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From this reading Death comes from God.
die
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
down
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
efficacy
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
exclaimed
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
fired
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Death comes from God.
give
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
God
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From this reading Death comes from God.
God's
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
hand
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
Heaven
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
how
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From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
implore
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
Jacques
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
Joseph
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
judgment
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
knew
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
matters
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From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?
Maître
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
offended
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
Picaut
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
priest
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
proud
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
reconciled
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
repentance
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
shot
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
surprise
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From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What matters it to me how I die?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
woman
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From this reading I implore you, woman, give my repentance chance for efficacy; let me be reconciled to the Heaven I have offended; bring me a priest, I implore you!"
woman's
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
Yes
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From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What!" exclaimed Joseph Picaut and Maître Jacques, "that shot--" "I fired it; I knew I should surprise you here in the commission of another crime, and it was I who shot you in the act.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, Joseph, yes; you so brave, you so proud of your strength, bow down before God's judgment!--you die by a woman's hand."
