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40,000
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
abandoned
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
able
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
accepted
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
advantage
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
advice
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
anguish
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
arcade
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
benefit
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
calculated
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
Camille
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
contract
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
contrary
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
crime
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
days
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
deprived
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
deriving
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
detained
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
doing
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
expiration
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
fled
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
forced
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
four
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
francs
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
idleness
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
inclination
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
interest
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
interests
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
Laurent
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
liberally
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
likely
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
live
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
Madame
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
marriage
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
mercer
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
Michaud
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
months
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
niece
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
old
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
parted
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
placed
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
plunged
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
post
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
poverty
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
profit
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
protect
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
prudence
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
Raquin
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
realise
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
remaining
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
retain
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
revenue
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
satisfy
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
shop
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
shown
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
spectre
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
taking
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From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
terror
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From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the expiration of four months, Laurent thought of taking advantage of the profit he had calculated on deriving from his marriage.
three
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
Thérèse
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From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
Very
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From this reading Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the prudence to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He accepted his nights of terror, he remained in the anguish that was choking him, so as not to be deprived of the benefit of his crime.
wedding
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
wife
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From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he parted from Thérèse, he would again be plunged in poverty, and be forced to retain his post; by remaining with her, he would, on the contrary, be able to satisfy his inclination for idleness, and to live liberally, doing nothing, on the revenue Madame Raquin had placed in the name of his wife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have abandoned his wife, and fled from the spectre of Camille, three days after the wedding, had not his interest detained him at the shop in the arcade.
