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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 But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
action
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
afoot
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
atmosphere
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
back
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
base
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
better
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
brains
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
bullion
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
campaign
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
commotions
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
compelled
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
counsel
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
crazy
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
dealing
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
disastrous
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
du
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
endured
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From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
examined
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From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
existence
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
fall
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
future
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
ground
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
ignoble
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
induce
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
instruments
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
intrigue
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
just
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From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
la
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
led
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
like
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
lost
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
man
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
means
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
more
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
much
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
Once
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
others
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
own
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From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
past
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
Peyrade
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
Portail
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
purify
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
reckoning
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
reflection
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
relations
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
reminded
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
renew
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
repulsive
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
resolutions
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
result
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From this reading La Peyrade, as the result of the cruel disappointment he had just endured, examined his own soul.
rich
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
safety
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
sort
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
soul
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
storms
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
strong
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From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
there
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Great commotions of the soul are like those storms which purify the atmosphere; they induce reflection, they counsel good and strong resolutions.
Thuilliers
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
try
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
use
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From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But everything that reminded him of his disastrous campaign was repulsive to him; besides, what safety was there in dealing with this du Portail, a man who could use such instruments for his means of action?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
woman
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From this reading Once more afoot, and reckoning with his future, on which he had lost so much ground, la Peyrade asked himself if he had not better try to renew his relations with the Thuilliers, or whether he should be compelled to fall back on the rich crazy woman who had bullion where others have brains.
year
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From this reading He asked himself what sort of existence was this, of base and ignoble intrigue, which he had led for the past year?
