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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 But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
advances
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
all
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
any
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
attractiveness
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
behave
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
bitter
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
Cernay
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
certain
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
de
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
distrust
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
eyes
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
felt
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
friend
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
friendly
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
gave
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
gone
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
hatred
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
honour
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
how
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
idea
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
impossible
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
injure
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
kind
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
law
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
M
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
Madame
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
made
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
men
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
men's
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
mistaken
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
other
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
possessed
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
PROJECTS
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
pursued
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
Pënâfiel
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
qualities
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
receive
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
repulsed
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From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
reputation
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
ridiculous
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
said
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
say
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
self-glorification
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
steadfast
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
Then
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From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
things
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROJECTS After M. de Cernay had gone, I felt grieved to think of his friendly advances and how I had repulsed them.
unkind
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
untruth
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From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
warm
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From this reading M. de Cernay might then have possessed all the good qualities of a warm and steadfast friend; but it was impossible for me to receive him as such, or to behave to him in any other way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
way
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what he said about my great attractiveness seemed a ridiculous untruth, and made me distrust him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
women
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From this reading Perhaps I was mistaken, for women, in men's eyes, are outside of the law, if that can be; and the unkind things they say about women to each other, and which they say with a certain self-glorification, in no way injure their reputation as men of honour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then the bitter hatred with which he pursued Madame de Pënâfiel gave me but a poor idea of the kind of a friend he would make.
