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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 I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
accustomed
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From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
affect
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
all
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
allowed
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
Baudraye
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
boldly
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
bores
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
cavalieri
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
clever
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From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
de
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
delicate
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Dinah
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
Dinah's
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
district
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
effort
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
eyes
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
feel
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
full
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Gatien
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
give
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
heart
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
hidden
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
high-minded
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
how
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From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
ideas
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
inspired
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
la
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
looking
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
loud
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
Lousteau
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Madame
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
made
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
mean
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
meaning
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
moment
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
native
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
now
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
number
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
out
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
overdone
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Paris
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
passion
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
phrases
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
pleasures
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
purified
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
raised
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
really
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
response
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
rhodomontade
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
said
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
Sancerre
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
say
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
seems
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
serpent's
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
serventi
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
set
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
speak
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
spirits
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
stay
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
swell
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
talk
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
there
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From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you not accustomed to being told how handsome and how clever you are?
up
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From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
way
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
wearisome
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
why
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
wickedness
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dinah allowed Lousteau to talk without even looking at him; but at last there was a moment when this serpent’s rhodomontade was really so inspired by the effort he made to affect passion in phrases and ideas of which the meaning, though hidden from Gatien, found a loud response in Dinah’s heart, that she raised her eyes to his.
yes
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From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, yes!” cried Madame de la Baudraye, “he is high-minded, full of delicate feeling----” “We were in such good spirits when we set out,” said Lousteau; “now you are overdone, and you speak to me so bitterly--why?
young
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From this reading I feel so young again in my native district; I have quite forgotten Paris and all its wickedness, and its bores, and its wearisome pleasures.--Yes, my life seems in a way purified.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For my part, I say boldly, before Gatien, I give up Paris; I mean to stay at Sancerre and swell the number of your _cavalieri serventi_.
