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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 A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
affection
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
avaricenounUS /ˈæv.ər.ɪs/
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
aware
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
believed
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
break
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From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
concerning
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
consequences
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
cupidity
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
daughter
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
effusion
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
fate
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
feel
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
Florestan
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
followed
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From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
friend
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
fruitful
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
grief
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
health
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
heart
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
how
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
inheritance
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
interval
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From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
jest
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
known
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
Louis
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From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
met
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
moment
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
more
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
much
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
only
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
outrageous
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
passion
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
perfect
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
personal
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
require
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
retract
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
sad
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
said
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
seriously
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
sorrow
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
stone
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From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
subject
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
sympathy
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
touches
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From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
treated
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From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
uncle
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From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A long interval of silence followed, which Louis was the first to break.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As to what I have said of avarice, that passion whose consequences are so fruitful, I retract nothing; only I might have treated the subject more seriously had I known it to be a personal question.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will you, my friend; as you are aware, I had but little affection for my uncle, and could jest concerning his inheritance when I believed him in perfect health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would require a heart of stone and an outrageous cupidity to feel no sorrow at the terrible fate which my uncle and his daughter may have met.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot tell you how your grief touches me, Florestan," he said, with effusion, "it is so much in sympathy with what I feel at this sad moment."
