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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 Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
age
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
assure
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
Canalis
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
d'Herouville
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
date
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
de
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
decide
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
delicately
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delighted
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
dictated
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From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
excused
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From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
floats
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
fortunately
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From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
forty
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
friend
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
girl
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give
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
hideous
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
joyfully
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
letter
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
lines
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From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
Monsieur
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
most
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From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
noble
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
oh
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
other
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
poet
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satisfactory
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
say
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From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
sincerity
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From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
speak
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From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
Suffer
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
twenty
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
unable
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
understood
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very
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
Vilquin
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
wish
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From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
withered
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
years
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
young
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From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
