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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 Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
accompanied
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
affairs
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
all
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
amis
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
apartment
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
astir
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
attache
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
away
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
Baron
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
boys
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
carriages
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
censers
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
cherub-faced
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
coffin
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
consolatory
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
dans
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
dawned
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
daylight
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
decease
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
despatched
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
early
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
empty
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
eux
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
events
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
faut
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
feathers
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
fitness
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
flowers
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
Giraud
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
glad
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
grave
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
grief
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
heard
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
human
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
Il
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
indeed
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
keep
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
kind
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
la
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
laid
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
lay
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
made
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
mourn
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
moving
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
nature
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
ne
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
nonchalantly
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
nous
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
old
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
others
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
owed
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
patron
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
priests
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
que
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
qui
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
regarder
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
room
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
Ruin
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
sense
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
sent
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
ses
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
seule
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
show
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
singular
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
Some
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
swung
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
tin
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
unable
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
unhinged
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From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
vertu
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From this reading Ruin "Il ne faut regarder dans ses amis que la seule vertu qui nous attache a eux."
Vicomte
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From this reading The Vicomte had been early astir that morning; indeed, I heard him moving before daylight in the room where the coffin was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
wealth
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was glad when that same morning dawned, for my kind old patron seemed unhinged by these events, and could not keep away from the apartment where the Baron lay.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
words
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From this reading If the Baron Giraud was unable in the nature of human affairs to take his wealth with him, it accompanied him, at all events, to the grave, where feathers made a fine show of grief, where priests growled consolatory words, and cherub-faced boys swung themselves and censers nonchalantly along.
wreaths
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From this reading Some who owed their wealth to Giraud sent their empty carriages to mourn his decease; others, with a singular sense of fitness, despatched wreaths of tin flowers to be laid upon his grave.
