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1829
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
all
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
allied
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
bastard
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
bend
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
civilized
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
closely
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
consent
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
conventions
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
customs
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
daughter
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
exceptions
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From this reading Still, all social laws have their exceptions.
existence
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
family
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
Geneva
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
governs
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
grandparents
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
imperishable
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
inborn
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
irrevocably
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
laws
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From this reading Still, all social laws have their exceptions.
lost
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
manners
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
marriage
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
matrimonial
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
Minoret
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
mother's
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
Nemours
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
nobility
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
noblesse
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
old
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
parents
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
politics
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
possible
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
prestige
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
pride
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
recovered
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From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
refused
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
relates
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
rules
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
Savinien
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
seen
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
sentiment
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
social
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From this reading Still, all social laws have their exceptions.
societies
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
son
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
spirit
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
springing
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, all social laws have their exceptions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Still, all social laws have their exceptions.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1829 the old noblesse had recovered as to manners and customs something of the prestige it had irrevocably lost in politics.
Ursula
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From this reading Savinien thought he might bend his mother’s pride before the inborn nobility of Ursula.
very
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From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
Vienna
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, the sentiment which governs parents and grandparents in all that relates to matrimonial conventions is an imperishable sentiment, closely allied to the very existence of civilized societies and springing from the spirit of family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
Zelie
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From this reading It rules in Geneva as in Vienna and in Nemours, where, as we have seen, Zelie Minoret refused her consent to a possible marriage of her son with the daughter of a bastard.
