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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 M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
admire
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
Anticipating
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
attain
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
boy-angel
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
came
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
cocksureness
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
comes
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
daughter
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
doctor's
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
endeavours
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
enthusiast
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
Excelsior
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
eyes
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
failures
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
frozen
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
geese
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
geology
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
good-looking
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
heights
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
house
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
impartial
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
Le
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
lodged
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
Louis-Marie
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
loved
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
M
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
made
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
man
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
market
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
Martha
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
matrimonial
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
matters
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
only
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
other
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
Paccard
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
pious
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
pluck
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
Prieuré's
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
respectable
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
romance
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
Saint-Peray
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From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
sensible
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
storming
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From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
success
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
sweet
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Louis-Marie Saint-Peray lodged in the house of a M. Paccard, Le Prieuré’s respectable doctor, and an enthusiast in matters of geology.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
true
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
way
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From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Anticipating the boy-angel of “Excelsior,” he came storming the frozen heights, which, nevertheless, he was not to attain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Everyone loved Louis-Marie, even, in a sweet, impartial way, the doctor’s only daughter, Martha, who, however, had other geese to pluck in the matrimonial market.
women
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From this reading But his failures made the true romance of his endeavours--in the eyes of women, at least, who do not admire the cocksureness which comes of success.
young
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From this reading The young man was so good and so good-looking, so pious, so enthusiastic and so sensible.
