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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 He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
acquaintances
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
acutely
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
amusing
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
any
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
artist
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
beauty
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
better
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
Blanche
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
Bois
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
Boulogne
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
caressed
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
commanded
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
companion
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
conscious
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
continue
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
court
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
crâne
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
de
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
defaming
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
down
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
elsewhere
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
English
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
exists
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
eyes
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
famous
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
fashionable
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
favoured
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
favours
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
feather
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
friends
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
harassing
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
Helen's
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
horse
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
influence
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
ingenuity
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
jeunesse
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
la
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
lady
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
Laon
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
le
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
leader
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
leadership
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
Loris
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
Loswa
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
loves
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
loyalties
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
made
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
malice
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
mare
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
measure
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
nature
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
necessity
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
new
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
obligations
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
often
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
old
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
other
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
paced
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
pre-eminent
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
rather
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
retour
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
roads
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
rode
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
self
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
self-loving
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
sensible
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
slowly
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
smile
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
sovereigns
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
sport
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
succeed
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
suppleness
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
sur
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
tormenting
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
Tunisian
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
turn
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
unfrequented
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From this reading Blanche de Laon that morning rode her English horse slowly down one of the unfrequented roads in the Bois de Boulogne, and beside her paced the handsome Tunisian mare of Loris Loswa.
use
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
useful
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From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
vices
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From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
weigh
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were good friends, although, or rather because, they went for their loves and their vices elsewhere than to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was conscious of the use it was to him to be caressed and favoured by this pre-eminent leader of _la jeunesse crâne_; and she found in him a suppleness, a malice, and an ingenuity, in tormenting and in defaming, which made him an ever amusing and an often useful companion to a lady who had no better sport than the harassing of her friends and acquaintances.
wise
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
woman's
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From this reading The obligations of old loyalties and the memories of old favours did not weigh a feather with his wise and self-loving nature; a woman's influence was the measure of her beauty in his eyes, and had Helen's self been _sur le retour_ she would have commanded no smile from him.
world
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From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Loswa was acutely sensible of the necessity which exists for any artist who would continue famous and fashionable to make his court to the new sovereigns of the great world, as turn by turn they succeed to their leadership.
