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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'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
almost
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
approached
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
approaching
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
boy
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
cabinet
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From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
carried
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
carry
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
Charles
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
CHARLES'S
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
corridor
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From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
destined
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
door
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From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
emotion
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
entered
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
entrance
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From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
fates
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
felt
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
firm
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
forthwith
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
future
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
general
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
Germany
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
gradually
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
greater
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
grew
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
half-open
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
headquarters
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
hostilities
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
house
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
interfered
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
introduction
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
large
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
leaning
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
less
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
letter
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
made
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
man
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
map
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
noisy
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
out
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
Pichegru
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
pointed
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
reached
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
RECEPTION
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From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
Rhine
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
Saint-Just
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
Schneider
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
see
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
sentinel
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From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
slower
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From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles entered the corridor with a firm step that gradually grew slower and less noisy as he approached the door that had been pointed out to him.
studying
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
table
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
threshold
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From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentinel, standing at the entrance to the corridor, told him that Pichegru was in his cabinet, the third door to the right.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
unpretentious
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From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHARLES'S RECEPTION It was to this man, destined, unless the fates interfered, to a remarkable future, that Charles carried a letter of introduction.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the threshold of the half-open door, he could see the general, leaning with both hands on a table, studying a large map of Germany; so sure was he that he should forthwith carry hostilities beyond the Rhine.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was therefore with almost greater emotion than he had felt in approaching Schneider and Saint-Just that the boy entered the large but unpretentious house where Pichegru had made his headquarters.
