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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 His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
agitated
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
all
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
arms
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
arrival
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
authority
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
awaited
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
Balthazar's
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
came
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
career
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
criminal
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
crowning
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
daughter
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
daughter's
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
desire
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
domestic
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
dreamed
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
events
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
exercise
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
experiments
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
extreme
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
family
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
father's
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
happy
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
house
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
impatience
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
joy
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
lead
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
letters
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
liberties
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
like
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
Marguerite's
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
men
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
nation
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
native
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
pain
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
pardon
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
people
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
preoccupations
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
Problem
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
recompense
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
safety
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
science
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
see
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
seek
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
series
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
solution
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From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
threw
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
town
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From this reading Through all the preoccupations of science, the desire to see his native town, his house, his family, agitated Balthazar’s mind.
violate
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From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
wept
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From this reading The daughter threw herself into her father’s arms and wept for joy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She seemed to herself criminal, like those great men who violate the liberties of the people for the safety of the nation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His daughter’s letters had told him of the happy family events; he dreamed of crowning his career by a series of experiments that must lead to the solution of the great Problem, and he awaited Marguerite’s arrival with extreme impatience.
years
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From this reading This time she came to seek a recompense for years of pain, and pardon for the exercise of her domestic authority.
