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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 “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
count
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
days
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
de
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
decided
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From this reading “Have you decided?”
double
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
give
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
haughtiness
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you decided?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.
heard
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From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
house
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
inasmuch
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
jest
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
La
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
Madame
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
Marquise
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
mixture
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
money
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.
Nathan
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
Palferine
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
present
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
Rochefide
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
said
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
seem
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
started
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From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.
Surely
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From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
then
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
There's
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
to-night
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
two
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
value
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From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
Well
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From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading La Palferine started when he heard the name.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, then, Nathan, who is here to-night, will present you two days hence at the house of Madame la Marquise de Rochefide.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Surely, inasmuch as I take the money,” said the count, with a mixture of haughtiness and jest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s none but you who can double the value of what you seem to give,” replied La Palferine.