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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 AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
able
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
AGNELETTE
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
Baron
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
boar-spear
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
carefully
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
carved
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
confess
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From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
deliberately
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
device
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
devil
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From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
Engoulevent
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
examined
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
France
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
handed
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
handle
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
making
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
Master
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
now
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From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
own
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
pointed
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From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
recognise
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
saying
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
served
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
shoe
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
Simpleton
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
smells
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From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
terribly
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
there
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
thereby
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
Thibault
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From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
Thibault's
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Baron now pointed to this, saying to Thibault as he did so:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
tour
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
uncommonly
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From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
venison
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From this reading I must confess this boar-spear smells to me uncommonly of venison, by the devil it does!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
weapon
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
witnesses
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From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
wooden
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From this reading On the handle had been carved a little wooden shoe, which had served as Thibault’s device while making the tour of France, as thereby he was able to recognise his own weapon.
word
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From this reading AGNELETTE The Baron took the weapon which Engoulevent handed him, and carefully and deliberately examined the boar-spear from point to handle, without saying a word.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, ah, Master Simpleton! there is something which witnesses terribly against you!
