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The Muse of the Department
The Muse of the Department

Chapter XI

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“It is quite natural.
You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”
“Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.
However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.
She is handsome, is she not?”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Muse of the Department

Chapter XI

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“It is quite natural.
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You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”
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“Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.
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However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.
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She is handsome, is she not?”
/ʃiː ɪz ˈhandsome ɪz ʃiː nɑːt/

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

Handsome noun US /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She is handsome, is she not?””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ““Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““It is quite natural.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading ““Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?””

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ““Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.”

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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 You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

affairs

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

all

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

appeals

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

attractive

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

certificate

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From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

consequence

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From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

count

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

Dinah

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From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

experience

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

famous

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

fascinating

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

favor

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

flattered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

given

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She is handsome, is she not?”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

heart

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

hypotheses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

ignorance

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

indescribably

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

innocence

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

inviting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It is quite natural.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is quite natural.

longer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

Lousteau

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

love

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

many

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

mistresses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

much

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

natural

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It is quite natural.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She is handsome, is she not?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

other

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

Paris

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

pay

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

physician

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

prides

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is quite natural.

remain

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From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

remembered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

revival

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

said

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

sick

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

some

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

supposed

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

there

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

truth

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

Vanity

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From this reading “Vanity and the senses count for so much in love affairs,” said Lousteau, “that there may be some truth in all those hypotheses.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading However, if I remain, it will be in consequence of the certificate of innocence, without ignorance, that you have given Dinah.

woman

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

women

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

world-worn

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From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You are supposed here to have had many mistresses in Paris; and to a woman there is something indescribably inviting in a man whom other women favor--something attractive and fascinating; is it that she prides herself on being longer remembered than all the rest? that she appeals to his experience, as a sick man will pay more to a famous physician? or that she is flattered by the revival of a world-worn heart?”