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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 Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
aided
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
better
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
breast
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
consideration
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
curiosity
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
d'Infreville
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
de
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From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
fear
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
fierce
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
FLORENCE
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM FLORENCE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TIDINGS FROM FLORENCE.
going
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have my promise, madame."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
jealousy
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
last
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
little
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
Luceval
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From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
Madame
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
moment
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From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have my promise, madame."
natural
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
nature
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
perhaps
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
promise
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From this reading "You have my promise, madame."
replied
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
silent
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From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
struggle
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
threatened
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
TIDINGS
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM FLORENCE.
triumphed
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From this reading At last his better nature, aided a little perhaps by this last consideration, triumphed, and he replied:
warn
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From this reading A fierce struggle between jealousy, his natural curiosity, and his fear that Madame d'Infreville might warn Florence as she had threatened, was going on in his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur de Luceval was silent for a moment.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have my promise, madame."
