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1806
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
1825
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
affection
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
altered
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
any
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
army
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
backed
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
bear
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
called
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
choice
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
condemned
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
connection
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
consolation
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
crushed
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
de
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
dowagers
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
dreaded
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
events
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
exactly
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
fifteen
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
finding
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
gave
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
Granville
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
grief
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
happy
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
history
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
hope
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
household
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
how
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
husband's
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
improving
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
intimacy
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
isolation
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
justification
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
live
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
losing
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
measures
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
melancholy
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
misery
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
record
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
rise
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
see
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
Thus
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
toil
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
tyranny
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From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus Granville had no choice but to live in complete isolation; but, crushed under the tyranny of misery, he could not himself bear to see how altered he was by grief and toil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Madame de Granville was exactly the same after losing her husband’s affection as she had been during the time when she called herself happy.
whole
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
wife
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
wished
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
women
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From this reading And he dreaded any connection or intimacy with women of the world, having no hope of finding any consolation.
world
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From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even if he had wished to take violent measures, he could have found no justification; his wife, backed by a formidable army of dowagers, would have had him condemned by the whole world.
years
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From this reading The improving history of this melancholy household gave rise to no events worthy of record during the fifteen years between 1806 and 1825.
