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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 Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
bitter
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
burst
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
canoe
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
Catinat
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
Charles
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
clambering
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
clatter
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
courtesy
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
curse
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
darkened
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
dashing
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
de
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
down
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
draw
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
feet
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
frantic
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
gone
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
groan
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
ground
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
guest
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
hard
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
haste
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
hope
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
Indian
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
kinsmen
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
la
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
ladder
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
light
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
lowered
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
made
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
man
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
Marie
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
mercy
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
Noue
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
now
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
river
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
Sainte
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
saw
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
Seigneur
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
self-contained
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
signalled
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
soldier
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
some
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
swam
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
SWIMMERS
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From this reading THE TWO SWIMMERS.
sympathy
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO SWIMMERS.
Then
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
there
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
touched
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
turn
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO SWIMMERS.
up
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From this reading Then as his feet touched the ground he signalled to his comrades to draw it up again, and dashing into the river he swam towards the canoe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
wife
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From this reading Charles de la Noue, Seigneur de Sainte Marie, was a hard and self-contained man, but a groan and a bitter curse burst from him when he saw his Indian wife in the hands of her kinsmen, from whom she could hope for little mercy.
window
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
wood
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
word
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From this reading Without a word he had lowered the ladder and was clambering down it with frantic haste.
words
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
young
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From this reading Yet even now his old-fashioned courtesy to his guest had made him turn to De Catinat with some words of sympathy, when there was a clatter of wood, something darkened the light of the window, and the young soldier was gone.
