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1822
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
affair
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
assist
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
baroness
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
Baronne
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
child
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From this reading “My child,” she said, “the affair is won.
conveying
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
daughter
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From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
de
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
Evangelista
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
experienced
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
formal
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
gives
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From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
great-aunt
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
hand
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
inform
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My child,” she said, “the affair is won.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
Madame
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
made
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
Manerville
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
Maulincour
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
Medoc
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
months
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
more
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
mother
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child,” she said, “the affair is won.
Natalie
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
nephew
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
occasion
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
October
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
old
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
overture
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
own
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From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
Paul
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
play
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
property
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From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
request
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
results
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
said
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From this reading “My child,” she said, “the affair is won.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
stayed
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
suggestions
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
talking
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From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In talking of property, I found that Madame Evangelista gives nothing of her own to her daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
two
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From this reading Though the baroness never stayed more than two months in Medoc, she remained on this occasion till the last of October, in order to assist her nephew through the affair and play the part of a mother to him.
winter
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From this reading At the beginning of the winter of 1822, Paul de Manerville made a formal request, through his great-aunt, the Baronne de Maulincour, for the hand of Mademoiselle Natalie Evangelista.
woman
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From this reading After conveying the first suggestions to Madame Evangelista the experienced old woman returned to inform Paul of the results of the overture.
won
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From this reading “My child,” she said, “the affair is won.
