adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
Alba
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
Alba's
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
attentiveadjectiveUS /əˈtentɪv/
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
BaronnounUS /ˈbærən/
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
capturingverbUS /ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
COMMONadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
Contessina's
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
Dorsenne
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
dowrynounUS /ˈdaʊri/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
dreaminessnoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
expansionnounUS /ɪkˈspænʃən/
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
Hafner
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
Julien's
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
MISERYnounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
novelistnounUS /ˈnɑːvələst/
one who writes novels
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
opulentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpjələnt/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
schemingadjectiveUS /ˈskiːmɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
synonymousadjectiveUS /səˈnɑːnəməs/
(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
VenetiannounUS /vəˈniːʃən/
a resident of Venice
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
