adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
appendedverbUS /əˈpendɪd/
past form of “append” — add to the very end
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
BALZACnounUS /bɑːlˈzæk/
French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
From this reading DE BALZAC.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
Birotteau
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From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
candidadjectiveUS /ˈkændəd/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
Cesar
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From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
DEnounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE BALZAC.
deignverbUS /deɪn/
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
FirmadjectiveUS /fɜːrm/
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
indulgentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
inscribeverbUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪb/
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
Nucingen
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From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
treasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Is there not a whole social lesson in the contrast between the two stories?
underlyingadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
From this reading You, and some few souls as noble, will grasp the whole of the thought underlying _The Firm of Nucingen_, appended to _Cesar Birotteau_.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you deign to accept a token of the friendship of which I am proud?
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To whom, madame, but to you should I inscribe this work; to you whose lofty and candid intellect is a treasury to your friends; to you that are to me not only a whole public, but the most indulgent of sisters as well?
