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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 “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
Baron
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
became
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From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
Carnival
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
cock
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
complain
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
dissatisfaction
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
Esther
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
evening
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
friends
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
gave
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
generally
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
get
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
given
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
happy
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
house
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
intimate
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
kidney
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From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
known
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
lamentation
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
like
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
Lucien
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
made
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
man
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
married
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
mean
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
men
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
much
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
parties
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
phrase
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From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
Pompadour
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
position
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
prince
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
proverbial
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From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ridiculous
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
said
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
serious
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
small
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
solely
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
speculators
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
three
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
two
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
vent
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
very
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From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
view
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From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
women
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From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
