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Eugenie Grandet
Eugenie Grandet

Chapter XV

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X Two months went by.
This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.
For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.
Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.
One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eugenie Grandet

Chapter XV

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
X Two months went by.
Line 2
This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.
Line 3
For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.
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Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.
Line 5
One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.”

Surprised noun US /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “X Two months went by.”

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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 This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

absorbed

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

aunt

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

bound

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading X Two months went by.

Charles

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

cousin's

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

domestic

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

dressing-case

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

Eugenie

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

face

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

features

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

finding

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

gazed

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

gray

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

grim

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

hall

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

intense

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

interest

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

intimately

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

lived

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

monotonous

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

months

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From this reading X Two months went by.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

mother

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

mother's

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

moved

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

Night

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

now

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

once

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

opened

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

portrait

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From this reading Night and morning Eugenie opened the dressing-case and gazed at the portrait of her aunt.

quickened

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

rafters

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From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

Sunday

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From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

surprisednounUS /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One Sunday morning her mother surprised her as she stood absorbed in finding her cousin’s features in his mother’s face.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For them Charles lived and moved beneath the grim gray rafters of the hall.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

together

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

Two

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From this reading X Two months went by.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading X Two months went by.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

women

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From this reading This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together.

X

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From this reading X Two months went by.