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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 THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
allowed
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
anger
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
appreciating
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
arose
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From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
astonishment
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
bravado
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
braving
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
comprehend
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
consequences
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
courage
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
crowd
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
deliberation
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
demeanour
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
dire
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
dumb
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
escape
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
face
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
failed
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
Franzose
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From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
French
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Frenchman
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
furious
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
German
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
HOHENZOLLERN
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
immense
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
insult
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
intended
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
man's
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
Many
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
meaning
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
moment
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
more
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
murmur
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From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
offered
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
others
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
realized
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
showed
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From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
stupefaction
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
surrounding
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
surveyed
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
threatening
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From this reading Presently a threatening murmur of "Franzose, Franzose," arose from the crowd.
thug
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
typical
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
understanding
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From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But the young man's demeanour showed that, whatever the consequences of his bravado, he intended to face them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many, not understanding French, failed to comprehend his meaning, and others who did understand, appreciating his courage in thug braving a furious crowd, surveyed him with more astonishment than anger.
wished
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From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Others again, who realized that a dire insult had been offered them, would nevertheless with typical German deliberation have allowed him time to escape had he wished.
young
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN The immense crowd surrounding the young Frenchman remained for a moment dumb with stupefaction.
