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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 I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
all
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
always
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From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
away
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
back
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
bitter
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
boldly
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From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
Catherine
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certain
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
charm
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
comforting
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
conducted
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
conscious
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
consciousness
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
courageous
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
de
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
deep
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
deserving
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
DIPLOMACY
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
disapproval
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
drawn
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
drive
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
efforts
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
faced
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From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
fell
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
Fersen
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
gave
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
greatly
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
grief
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
interview
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
known
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
M
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
Madame
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
most
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From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
nobly
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
phases
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From this reading I have always faced boldly the most cruel phases of my life.
previously
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
proud
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
resignation
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
severe
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From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
spite
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
succeed
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From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
suffered
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From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
Sérigny
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I suffered greatly, but my grief, though deep, had a certain charm which I had not previously known.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
thoughts
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From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of my efforts to drive away all thought of Madame de Fersen, I could not succeed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was conscious of having conducted myself nobly towards Catherine, of not deserving her severe disapproval, and this comforting consciousness gave me a proud and courageous resignation.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DIPLOMACY When M. de Sérigny had left me, I fell back into the bitter thoughts from which this interview had drawn me.
