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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 As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
airy
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
all
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
analyzes
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
ask
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
became
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
bird
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
Camille
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
comrade
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
drinks
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
flight
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
friend
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
friendship
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
give
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
graceful
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
hearts
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
horseback
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
hunts
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
intellect
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From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
kind
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
less
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From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
love
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
man
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
marches
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
mere
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
moment
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
more
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From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
mother
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From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
motions
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
movements
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
only
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
other
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
proved
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
resemblance
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
rides
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
rights
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
saw
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
say
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is the mother of my intellect; nothing more, nothing less.
sign
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
sister
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From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
smokes
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
swims
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took her for a woman until I saw you.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I took her for a woman until I saw you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
weaknesses
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From the moment that I first saw you she became to me a sister, a friend, a comrade, what you will of that kind; but we have no rights other than those of friendship upon each other.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
woman
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From this reading I took her for a woman until I saw you.
word
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From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
writes
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From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As for Camille, you need only say the word, or give me a mere sign, and I will ask her to tell you herself that I do not love her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have proved to me that Camille is a man; she swims, hunts, smokes, drinks, rides on horseback, writes and analyzes hearts and books; she has no weaknesses; she marches on in all her strength; her motions even have no resemblance to your graceful movements, to your step, airy as the flight of a bird.
