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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 According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
According
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
all
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
asylum
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
Carini
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
city
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
condemned
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
confess
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
conveyed
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
day
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
dungeon
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
entered
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
entreaties
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
escort
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
evening
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
exhort
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
favourite
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
gendarmerie
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
guilty
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
holy
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
induce
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
large
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
lunatics
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
made
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
man
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
Messina
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
near
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
obstinacy
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From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
office
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
ordered
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
overcome
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From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
palace
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
Palermo
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
Pascal
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
perceiving
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From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
perform
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
priest
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
Prince
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
prison
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
promise
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
reason
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From this reading And the priest, perceiving he could not overcome his obstinacy, asked him the reason.
refused
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
religion
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
resolutely
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
rose
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
royal
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
saw
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From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
second
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From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
sent
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
situated
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From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the evening of the second day, a priest entered his dungeon.
unburden
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From this reading The priest continued to exhort him to unburden his guilty mind; but nothing could induce Pascal to perform this last office of religion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the promise he had made his favourite, the Prince of Carini ordered the condemned man to be sent from Messina to Palermo; and Pascal, under a large escort of gendarmerie, was conveyed to the prison of that city, situated behind the royal palace, and near to the asylum for lunatics.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pascal rose when he saw the holy man: but, notwithstanding all the entreaties of the priest, Pascal resolutely refused to confess.
