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advice
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
all
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
always
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
appeasing
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
away
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
bosoms
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
called
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
calm
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
clear
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
clearly
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
Clemenceau's
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
commanded
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
confident
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
counsellor
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
Césarine
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
detest
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
discreet
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
EVE
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From this reading ON THE EVE.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
evening
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
faith
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
Felix
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
garden
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
give
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
God
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
going
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
grandeur
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
grief
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
hoped
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
hour
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
inexhaustible
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
intermediate
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
man
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
misery
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
Montmorency
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
Nature
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE EVE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
passion
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
place
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
possess
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
ready
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
Rebecca
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
scene
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
stillness
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
strolled
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From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
sufficient
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
tempered
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From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE EVE.
there
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From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
two
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From this reading Rebecca was going away and Césarine had come, two sufficient reasons for him to detest the place.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The evening was calm and clear over Montmorency, where there was even grandeur in the stillness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nature--the discreet confident and inexhaustible counsellor, always ready to intermediate between God and man--nature was appeasing passion and misery in all bosoms but Felix Clemenceau's, as he strolled in the garden which he did not expect long to possess.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had called upon the scene to give him advice on his course, and he hoped to understand clearly what it had commanded to him in the hour of grief tempered with faith.
