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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 In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
acting
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
all
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
armor
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
become
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
certainly
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
conformed
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
courtesan
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
daresay
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From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
day
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
dear
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
divine
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
doubt
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
duplicity
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
eyes
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
family
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
feel
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
find
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
fortunes
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
gratitude
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
happiness
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
happy
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From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
holocaust
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
husband
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
indispensable
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
judging
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
keen-sighted
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
likeness
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
Louis
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From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
love
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
loves
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
made
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
men
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
miser
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
money
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
moral
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
out
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
principle
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
remain
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
run
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
sake
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
seem
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
sort
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
squander
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
stays
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
thus
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From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
virtues
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From this reading Love, dear, is in my eyes the first principle of all the virtues, conformed to the divine likeness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your Louis will be happy, I daresay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he loves you, of which I make no doubt, he will never find out, that, for the sake of your family, you are acting as a courtesan does for money; and certainly men seem to find happiness with them, judging by the fortunes they squander thus.
woman
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From this reading A keen-sighted husband might no doubt remain in love with you, but what sort of gratitude could he feel in the long run for a woman who had made of duplicity a sort of moral armor, as indispensable as her stays?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
youth
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From this reading In one day you have made a holocaust of your youth and become a miser before your time.
