Chapter VII
MR. CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust. --_Madam Necker_. I struggled among three courses. The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
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MR.
CALHOUN
ACCEPTS
A
woman's
tongue
is
her
sword,
that
she
never
lets
rust.
--_Madam
Necker_.
I
struggled
among
three
courses.
The
impulses
of
my
heart,
joined
to
some
prescience
of
trouble,
bade
me
to
follow
Elisabeth.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
Line 2
CALHOUN
ACCEPTS
A
woman's
tongue
is
her
sword,
that
she
never
lets
rust.
Line 3
--_Madam
Necker_.
Line 4
I
struggled
among
three
courses.
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The
impulses
of
my
heart,
joined
to
some
prescience
of
trouble,
bade
me
to
follow
Elisabeth.
Learner Dictionary
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Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I struggled among three courses.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.”
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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 CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
ACCEPTS
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From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I struggled among three courses.
bade
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From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
CALHOUN
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courses
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Elisabeth
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follow
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heart
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I struggled among three courses.
impulses
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From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
joined
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lets
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Madam
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From this reading --_Madam Necker_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
Necker
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From this reading --_Madam Necker_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
prescience
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From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
rust
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From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
some
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From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
struggled
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From this reading I struggled among three courses.
sword
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From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
three
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From this reading I struggled among three courses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.
trouble
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From this reading The impulses of my heart, joined to some prescience of trouble, bade me to follow Elisabeth.
woman's
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From this reading CALHOUN ACCEPTS A woman's tongue is her sword, that she never lets rust.