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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 had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
acquainted
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
adieu
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
affectation
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
agitated
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From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
alight
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
Arnold
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
believed
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
Bertha
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
Brévannes
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
carriage
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
conceive
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
de
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From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
disclosing
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
enamoured
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
engraver's
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
escape
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
formed
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
Germany
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
Hansfeld
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From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
how
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
husband
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
Hôtel
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
indifference
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
interview
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
interviews
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
intimacy
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
knew
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
known
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
Lambert
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
M
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From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
Madame
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
menaced
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
motive
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
Paula
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
Paula's
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
Pierre
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
Raimond's
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
receiving
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
said
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
seen
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From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
SHOOTINGnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
then
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From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
threatened
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
turn
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From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, then, was Paula's motive in receiving Bertha at the Hôtel Lambert? was it affectation or indifference?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had not Paula, in order to escape the journey to Germany which her husband had threatened, in her turn menaced him with disclosing to M. de Brévannes the interviews he had had with Bertha at the engraver's?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
why
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
wife
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From this reading Never having known that Paula was acquainted with De Brévannes, Arnold could not conceive why he had brought his wife to the Hôtel Lambert, and how Madame de Hansfeld had formed an intimacy with Bertha, of whom she knew he was enamoured.
WILD-FOWL
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From this reading WILD-FOWL SHOOTING M. de Hansfeld was surprised, agitated, and excited.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had seen Bertha alight from a carriage with De Brévannes,--Bertha, to whom he had, as he believed, said adieu for ever at their last interview at Pierre Raimond's.
