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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 A word from you is life or death to him!”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
any
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
asks
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
assist
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
beauty
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
boy
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From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
comes
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
death
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From this reading A word from you is life or death to him!”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
eyes
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
face
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
friendship
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
gazing
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
give
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
hand
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
heart
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
hearts
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
him-to
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
how
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
Isaura's
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
knows
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A word from you is life or death to him!”
loved
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
Madame
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
moment
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
more
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From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
mother
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
much
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
now
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From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
oh
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
only
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A word from you is life or death to him!”
own
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
pardon
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
paused
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
prize
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From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
Rameau
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
rests
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
return
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
sadly
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
said
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
seen
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From this reading I prize my boy more, now that I have seen you.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
sick-bed
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
sincerely
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
sinks
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
son
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
speak
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
tearful
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
there
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
thus
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
value
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From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
wistfully
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nay, nay, do not speak thus, Madame; your son knows how much I value, how sincerely I return, his friendship; but--but,” she paused a moment, and continued sadly and with tearful eyes--“I have no heart to give to him-to any one.”
withdraw
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From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
wonder
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From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
word
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From this reading A word from you is life or death to him!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, oh, Mademoiselle! pardon me--do not withdraw your hand--pardon the mother who comes from the sick-bed of her only son and asks if you will assist to save him!
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading When they were alone, Madame Rameau took Isaura’s hand in both her own, and, gazing wistfully into her face, said, “No wonder you are so loved--yours is the beauty that sinks into the hearts and rests there.
