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1817
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
abating
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
absolute
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
acquired
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
affairs
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
attended
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
borrowing
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
business
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
change
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From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
Claes
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From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
considerable
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
country
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
de
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
debts
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
defenceless
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
Ecole
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
economy
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
enter
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
examinations
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
father's
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
Felicie
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
foreign
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
forest
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
Gabriel
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
going
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
grief
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
heavily
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
House
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From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
languages
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
leading
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
lived
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
management
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
Marguerite
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
measure
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
middle
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
money
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
monotony
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
Monsieur
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
months
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From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
necessary
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
oppressed
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
paid
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
pass
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
place
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
Polytechnique
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
prepared
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
prey
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
property
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
retirement
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
see
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
Several
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From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
slowly
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
Solis
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
solitude
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
studiously
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
sum
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
summer
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From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite and Felicie lived in absolute retirement, going in summer to their father’s country place as a measure of economy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
tutor
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
Waignies
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From this reading Monsieur Claes attended to his business affairs, paid his debts by borrowing a considerable sum of money on his property, and went to see the forest at Waignies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several months went by and brought no change to the House of Claes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
wise
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
worked
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From this reading Gabriel, under the wise management of his tutor, Monsieur de Solis, worked studiously, acquired foreign languages, and prepared to pass the necessary examinations to enter the Ecole Polytechnique.
year
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From this reading About the middle of the year 1817, his grief, slowly abating, left him a prey to solitude and defenceless under the monotony of the life he was leading, which heavily oppressed him.
