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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 He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
all
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From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little Gustave grew and flourished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
atonement
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
Beaubocage
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
blossom
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
boyhood
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
child
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From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
childhood
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
children
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
existence
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From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
falls
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
family
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
flourished
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From this reading The little Gustave grew and flourished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
grew
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From this reading The little Gustave grew and flourished.
GUSTAVE
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From this reading GUSTAVE THE SECOND.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
happiness
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From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
hope
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
household
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
lavished
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little Gustave grew and flourished.
lives
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
lot
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
love
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
love's
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
manhood
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
many
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
pure
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
quiet
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
rarely
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
rich
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
SECOND
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From this reading GUSTAVE THE SECOND.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
sense
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
spring
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
sweet
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
taken
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GUSTAVE THE SECOND.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
things
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From this reading He brought hope, and a sense of atonement, and all sweet things, to the quiet family at Beaubocage; and as he grew from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to manhood, it seemed to that household as if the first Gustave of their love had never been taken from them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The existence of this child seemed all happiness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
white
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From this reading Such love was lavished on him as rarely falls to the lot of children, though the spring of many lives may be rich in love's pure white blossom.
