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1859
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
1861
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
advances
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
affection
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From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
child
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
children
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
circumstances
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From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
compared
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
Countess
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
day
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
discovery
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
Duval
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
easily
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
evidently
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From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
felt
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
foreigner
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
Graham
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
happy
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From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
indeed
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
interest
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
King
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
languid
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
late
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
letters
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
listless
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
living
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
Louise
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
made
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
married
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
mused
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
noble
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
perused
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From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
reduced
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From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
referred
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
residence
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
Richard
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From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
Rudesheim
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
seem
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From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
spoke
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was living so late as 1861, and she had children living is 1859: was the child referred to by Richard King one of them?
then
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The marriage did not seem to have been a happy one.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
von
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From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She had married, then, first a foreigner, whom she spoke of as noble, and whose name and residence could be easily found through the Countess von Rudesheim.
widow
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From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Left a widow in reduced circumstances, she had married again, evidently without affection.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was with an interest languid and listless indeed, compared with that which he would have felt a day before, that Graham mused over the remarkable advances towards the discovery of Louise Duval which were made in the letters he had perused.
