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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 "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
air
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
arriving
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
Arsenal
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
attack
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
Bathilde
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
child
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
Conde
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
dare
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
de
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
dignities
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
distracted
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
duchess
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
friends
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
granddaughter
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
highness
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From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
Launay
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
led
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
lost
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
Louis
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
Madame
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
Maine
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
misfortune
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
more
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From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
once
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
one's
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
request
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From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
royal
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From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
said
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
some
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
son
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
speak
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From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
stop
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE VISITS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
THREE
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From this reading THE THREE VISITS.
titles
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
unfortunate
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From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
vengeance
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
VISITS
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From this reading THE THREE VISITS.
voice
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
well
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From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On arriving at the Arsenal Bathilde asked for Mademoiselle de Launay, who--at her request--led her at once to Madame de Maine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
XIV
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From this reading Doubtless you may have lost some of your titles, some of your dignities, but their vengeance will stop, for no one would dare to attack the life, or even the liberty, of the son of Louis XIV., or the granddaughter of the great Conde."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, it is you, my child!" said the duchess, with a distracted air and voice; "it is well to remember one's friends when they are in misfortune."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Alas, madame!" replied Bathilde, "I come to your royal highness to speak of one still more unfortunate.
