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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 And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
advantage
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From this reading His name alone was a great advantage.
advantages
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
all
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name alone was a great advantage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
arrived
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
banker's
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
bestows
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
carriage
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
conclusion
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
coronet
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
daughter
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
de
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
delighted
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
emblazoned
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
find
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name alone was a great advantage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
indeed
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
knew
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
M
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
manufacturer's
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
marquisial
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
marry
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
misfortune
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name alone was a great advantage.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
only
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
panels
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
possessor
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
retain
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
rich
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
search
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
seeking
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
shouldn't
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
some
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
strange
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
too
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
Valorsay
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From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
very
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From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name alone was a great advantage.
wealth
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Having arrived at this conclusion, M. de Valorsay began his search, and it was not long before he thought he had found what he was seeking.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It would be very strange if he could not find some manufacturer’s or banker’s daughter who would be only too delighted to have a marquisial coronet emblazoned on her carriage panels.
why
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
wife
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From this reading And why, indeed, shouldn’t he marry, and marry a rich wife too?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
year
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From this reading No one knew anything about his misfortune; for a year at least, he would retain all the advantages that wealth bestows upon its possessor.
