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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 They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
accusations
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
accusing
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
advice
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
Aesop
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
ass
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
aware
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
bad
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
Ballarat
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
Bearing
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
best
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
circumstances
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
colour
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
declined
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
dismissed
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
ended
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
existing
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
fable
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
Frenchman's
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
give
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
human
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
husband's
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
ILE
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
insinuations
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
knew
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
man
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
meeting
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
MIDAS
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
mistress
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
nature
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
notice
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
old
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
one's
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
out
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
own
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
plan
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
please
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
pleasing
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
profligacy
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
proved
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
regard
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
remain
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
said
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
squandered
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
steel
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
STRIKES
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
things
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
too
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
tried
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
true
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
turned
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
up
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
Vandeloup
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From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
very
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
vile
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
Villiers
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
well
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
wife's
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
wisest
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From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bearing this in mind, Madame Midas determined to please herself, and take no one’s advice but her own with regard to Vandeloup.
withstanding
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
woman
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From this reading They knew that he had squandered his wife’s fortune, and that she had left him in disgust at his profligacy, so they declined to believe his accusations against a woman who had proved herself true steel in withstanding bad fortune.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew if she dismissed him from the mine it would give colour to her husband’s vile insinuations, so she thought the wisest plan would be to take no notice of her meeting with him, and let things remain as they were.
wrote
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From this reading MADAME MIDAS STRIKES ‘ILE’ Aesop knew human nature very well when he wrote his fable of the old man and his ass, who tried to please everybody and ended up by pleasing nobody.
young
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From this reading It turned out to be the best thing she could have done, for though Villiers went about Ballarat accusing her of being the young Frenchman’s mistress, everyone was too well aware of existing circumstances to believe what he said.
