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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 Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
all
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
approval
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
bedside
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
bitter
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
branded
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
care
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
consciences
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
count's
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
despair
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
disdain
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
distance
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
experienced
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
Father
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
Ferailleur's
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
friend
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
friends
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
future
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
happiness
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
house
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
imputations
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
lost
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
man
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
Marguerite
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
moment
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
most
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
night
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
o'clock
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
Others
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
Pascal
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
pleasure
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
promise
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
rank
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
repair
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
scorn
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
security
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
see
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
single
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From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
slandered
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
sort
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
suffered
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
ten
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From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Father, friend, rank, security, fortune--she had lost all these in a single moment--but she could still see a promise of happiness in the distance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
undoubtedly
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
unfortunate
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
uniting
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
unjust
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From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She suffered undoubtedly, and yet she experienced a sort of bitter pleasure at the thought of uniting her life to the man who was as unfortunate as herself, who was slandered as she herself had been slandered, branded with the most cruel and unjust imputations, and had neither fortune nor friends.
world's
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From this reading Others might scorn them; but what did they care for the world’s disdain so long as they had the approval of their consciences?
XX
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From this reading XX.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When Mademoiselle Marguerite left the dead count’s bedside at ten o’clock at night to repair to Pascal Ferailleur’s house, she did not yet despair of the future.
