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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 A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
accomplishment
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
admiral
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
angry
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
animates
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
annihilation
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
armies
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
back
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
brick
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
built
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
created
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
duration
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
emotion
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
enabled
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
Europe
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
exchange
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
far
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
Fargeau
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
fear
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
fleets
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
France's
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
French
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
frightened
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
glances
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
guests
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left it to me as his last legacy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He left it to me as his last legacy.
hosts
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
instead
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
just
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
labour
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left it to me as his last legacy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left it to me as his last legacy.
legacy
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From this reading He left it to me as his last legacy.
lifeless
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
living
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
makes
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
man
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
mass
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
men
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
Milords
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
moments
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
money
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
organism
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
other
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
outburst
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
own
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
paralyse
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
power
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
property
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
purpose
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
said
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
say
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
some
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
son
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
soul
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
speaking
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
stone
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
storm
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
then
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
threatened
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
too
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
trembled
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
turn
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
Victor
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
viscount
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From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
voice
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From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
well
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From this reading "Milords, I think I am speaking for my comrades as well as myself if I say that we have come too far to be frightened from the accomplishment of our purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dead silence of some moments' duration--during which hosts and guests looked at each other as men might before the outburst of a storm--then Victor Fargeau, after an exchange of glances with the French admiral, said, in a voice which trembled with angry emotion:
works
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From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For my own part, I may say that nothing, not even the fear of that annihilation which the viscount has just threatened, would turn me from my purpose, because I have come to take back that which is mine and France's.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These works may be your property, gentlemen, because you have built them with your money and your labour, but the soul which animates them, which makes them a living organism instead of a lifeless mass of brick and stone, the power which you say has enabled you to paralyse the fleets and armies of Europe, that is mine: for I am the son of the man who created it.
