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accomplishment
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
advancement
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
all
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Then I am to expect nothing from you?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
astonishment
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
carried
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From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
comfort
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
conversation
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Then I am to expect nothing from you?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Then I am to expect nothing from you?”
future
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
grant
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
happened
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
ill
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From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
interrupt
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
neighbour
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From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
out
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
overcome
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
own
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
PACT
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
personally
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From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
power
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
pray
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From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
re-apparition
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
SATAN
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
saying
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
Then
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From this reading “Then I am to expect nothing from you?”
Thibault
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
threshold
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From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
wish
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From this reading “Not so, for the ill you wish your neighbour can be carried out with my help.”
wishes
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PACT WITH SATAN Thibault stopped short on the threshold, overcome with astonishment at this re-apparition.
wolf
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From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And, pray, what good would that do me personally?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was saying,” began the wolf, as if nothing had happened to interrupt the conversation, “that it is out of my power to grant you the accomplishment of all the wishes you may have in future for your own comfort and advancement.”
