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agitated
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
change
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
de
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
deceived
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
despairing
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
disturbs
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
exclaimed
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From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
expression
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
features
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
feet
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From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
friend
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
grief
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
guessed
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
Hansfeld
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
heart
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
heaven's
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
honour
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From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
horror-struck
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
love
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From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
M
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
Madame
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
mask
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From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
mean
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From this reading "What mean you?"
menaced
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
Morville
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
Morville's
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
reason
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From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
revealing
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
rightly
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
said
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
then
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Every thing is menaced,--my life, my reason, my love, my honour."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
throwing
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From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
thus
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From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MARRIAGE Madame de Hansfeld was horror-struck at the change in M. de Morville's features, and the expression of despairing grief which agitated them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
word
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
wrote
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
yes
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From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Alas! alas! what can thus distress you?" she exclaimed, throwing her mask at her feet.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One word first," said De Morville; "I was not then deceived: this mysterious friend, who wrote to me without revealing her name----" "Was I; yes, yes, your heart guessed rightly; but in heaven's name what disturbs you thus! is your life menaced?"
