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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 “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
accepting
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
achieve
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
agreed
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
all
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
ambition
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
Balmat
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
better
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
certainly
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
Chevalier
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
complacent
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
connection
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From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
de
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
discomfiture
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
débauché
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From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
feminine
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
France
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
going
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
Honour
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From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
hot
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From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
illogical
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From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
indignation
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From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
Jacques
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
Le
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
Louis-Marie's
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
man
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
Martha
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
monsieur
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
number
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
only
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
Paccard
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
pity
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From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
Prieuré
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
provided
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
referring
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
regretful
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
renown
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From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
resignation
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
riches
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From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
savour
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
seek
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From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
sisterhood
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From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
spurred
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Honour, renown, riches, through this connection with a _débauché_?
timely
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From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
vexed
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From this reading She was hot with pity and indignation, and, because vexed, illogical of course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did the man seek?” she asked sharply of Jacques Balmat, referring to the Chevalier de France.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If all the rest of feminine Le Prieuré was agreed in accepting Louis-Marie’s discomfiture with regretful resignation, Martha Paccard was certainly not going to number herself of that complacent sisterhood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Our monsieur had provided them all, and with a better savour, if only you had spurred him timely to achieve the ambition of his life.
