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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 That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
agree
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
all
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
calumniesplural nounUS /ˈkæləmniz/
false statements intended to damage someone’s reputation
From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
came
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
continue
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
depths
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
fellow
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
Firmiani
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
Forgive
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From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
gallant
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
garret
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
gesture
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
gold
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
imperative
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
irony
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
leave
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
living
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
madame
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
man
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
monsieur
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
nephew
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
old
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
old-fashioned
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
polite
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
province
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
request
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
ruined
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
rustic
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From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
said
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
sense
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
silk
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From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
sincerity
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From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
slight
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
some
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
Stop
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From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
subject
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
tone
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
too
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
useful
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From this reading Forgive my rustic sincerity; it may be useful for you to know of these calumnies.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
Well
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From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That my nephew had ruined himself for you, and that the poor fellow was living in a garret while you were in silk and gold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Stop, monsieur,” said Madame Firmiani, with an imperative gesture; “I know all that.
word
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From this reading You are too polite to continue this subject if I request you to leave it, and too gallant--in the old-fashioned sense of the word,” she added with a slight tone of irony--“not to agree that you have no right to question me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, madame,” returned the old man, “do you know what some one came to tell me in the depths of my province?
