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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 To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
abyss
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Admit
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From this reading Admit the supposition for a moment.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
answer
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be with me what you are with yourself; fear nothing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Canalis
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certainly
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
d'Este
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de
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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dunce
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ear
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enough
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evasion
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fear
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
frankness
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girl
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After showing such loyal frankness to a young girl who was stepping to the verge of an abyss, have you enough left to answer without hypocrisy or evasion the following question?
hold
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honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
hypocrisy
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ideas
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
intend
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language
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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letter
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loyal
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M
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Mademoiselle
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man
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master
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be with me what you are with yourself; fear nothing.
millions
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minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
moment
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From this reading Admit the supposition for a moment.
Monsieur
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more
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Be with me what you are with yourself; fear nothing.
now
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O
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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poet
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prove
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questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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showing
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six
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some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
stepping
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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supposition
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From this reading Admit the supposition for a moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After showing such loyal frankness to a young girl who was stepping to the verge of an abyss, have you enough left to answer without hypocrisy or evasion the following question?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
true
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verge
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After showing such loyal frankness to a young girl who was stepping to the verge of an abyss, have you enough left to answer without hypocrisy or evasion the following question?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
whispered
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Be with me what you are with yourself; fear nothing.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After showing such loyal frankness to a young girl who was stepping to the verge of an abyss, have you enough left to answer without hypocrisy or evasion the following question?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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written
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: Monsieur,--You are certainly a great poet, and you are something more,--an honest man.
young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you have written the letter I now hold in answer to mine, --would your ideas, your language have been the same,--had some one whispered in your ear (what may prove true), Mademoiselle O. d’Este M. has six millions and does intend to have a dunce for a master?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Be with me what you are with yourself; fear nothing.
