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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 “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
accent
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
artless
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Aunt
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From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
calèche
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From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
de
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
depths
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
dowagers
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
Duclos
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
fast
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fond
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
friend
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
gazing
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give
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
glances
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
heart
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
How
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
indeed
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inscrutable
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interrogating
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
Julie
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love
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madame
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man
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From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
Marechal
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Marquise
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
marriage
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marry
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From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
niece
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
pure
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
read
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
refrain
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revealed
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
Richelieu
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riddle
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sagacious
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
said
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
spoken
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
steps
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From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
trying
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
vanishing
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From this reading Aunt and niece were standing on the steps, gazing after the fast vanishing calèche.
very
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
Victor
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
well
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From this reading “Alas, madame!” said Julie, “must one not love a man well indeed to marry him?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
woman
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From this reading How could a woman, who had been the friend of Duclos and the Marechal de Richelieu, refrain from trying to read the riddle of this marriage?
women
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
words
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From this reading The words were spoken with an artless accent which revealed either a pure heart or inscrutable depths.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
younger
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From this reading “So you are very fond of my poor Victor?” said the Marquise, interrogating her niece with one of those sagacious glances which dowagers give younger women.
