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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 The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
air
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
back
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
blow
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
bound
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
breach
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
came
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
cared
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
cold
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
consciousness
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
Count
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
Countess
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
DEATH
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
desperate
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
die
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
dog
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
doubt
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
duel
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
effort
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
elbow
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
events
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
extremity
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
far
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
given
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
grey
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
ground
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
happened
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
held
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
helped
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
indoors
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
Lestocq
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
lift
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
like
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
longer
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
love
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
low
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
lying
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
made
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
managed
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
master
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
meeting
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
nailing
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
near
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
night
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
only
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
pain
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
previous
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
recall
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
recognised
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
red
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
remembrance
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
RESURRECTION
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
rise
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
seeing
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
sky
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From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
spot
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From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
then
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
there
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
Thibault
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
tried
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From this reading DEATH AND RESURRECTION The cold morning air brought Thibault back to consciousness; he tried to rise, but the extremity of his pain held him bound.
turning
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From this reading He made another effort, and turning managed to lift himself on his elbow.
wall
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From this reading As he looked around him, he began to recall the events of the previous night; he recognised the breach in the wall; and then there came back to him the memory of the love meeting with the Countess and the desperate duel with the Count.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ground near him was red with blood, but the Count was no longer there; no doubt, Lestocq, who had given him this fine blow that was nailing him to the spot, had helped his master indoors; Thibault they had left there, to die like a dog, as far as they cared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was lying on his back, with no remembrance of what had happened, seeing only the low grey sky above him.
