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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 When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
acquaintance
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
all
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
barbarous
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
beauty
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
bovar
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
Catharine
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
charm
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
comparatively
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
conversation
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
cousin
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
d'esprit
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
dangerous
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
easy
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
embellish
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
enabled
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
English
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
equal
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
European
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
excel
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
exquisite
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
facility
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
few
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
finesse
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
French
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
German
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
II
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
indeed
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From this reading Her loveliness was indeed great.
kinsman
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
ladies
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
literature
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
loveliness
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From this reading Her loveliness was indeed great.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
Mierowna
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
mistress
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
NATALIE
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From this reading NATALIE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
now
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
old
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
own
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
peculiarly
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
perilous
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
power
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
prove
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
quotation
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
Russian
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
Scottish
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
speak
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
then
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
There
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From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
Thus
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
wanderer
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
well-supported
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
wit
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From this reading Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to excel in an easy and well-supported conversation of which the old bovar, their kinsman, could make nothing; and which they could embellish by their wit and power of quotation, and with an exquisite _finesse d'esprit_ peculiarly their own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are few Russian ladies now, who do not speak with equal facility, German, French, and English; but Natalie Mierowna and her cousin were then each mistress of them all,--and this was in the comparatively barbarous time of Catharine II.
young
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From this reading When this dangerous charm was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could not but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer.
