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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 Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
actions
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
all
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
apartment
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
authorized
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
bourgeois
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
brood
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
Cerizet
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
common-sense
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
countess
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
crush
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
door
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
Dutocq
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
exhale
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
faith
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
fame
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
few
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
full
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
gait
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
gestures
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
give
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
guarantee
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
happiness
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
happy
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
heart
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
intoxication
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
joy
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
la
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
looks
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
made
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
moment
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
now
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
pausing
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
persons
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
Peyrade
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
Possessed
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
preparation
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
put
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
ran
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
said
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
see
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
sentiments
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
shows
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
sincerity
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
sometimes
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
staircase
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From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
steps
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
Thuilliers
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
up
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
vengeance
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From this reading “At last!” he cried, “fame, fortune, happiness have come to me; but, above all, I can now give myself the joy of vengeance.
very
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From this reading Possessed by that intoxication of happy persons which shows itself in their gestures, their looks, their very gait, and sometimes in actions not authorized by their common-sense, after pausing a moment, as we have said, on the staircase, he ran up a few steps till he could see the door of the Thuilliers’ apartment.
vile
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From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the staircase la Peyrade stopped to exhale, if we may so express it, the happiness of which his heart was full.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
words
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From this reading The words of the countess, the ingenious preparation she had made to put him on the track of her sentiments, seemed to him the guarantee of her sincerity, and he left her full of faith.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After Dutocq and Cerizet, I will crush _you_, vile bourgeois brood!”
