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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 A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Arthur
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
audacious
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
Beatrix
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
behaved
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
bowed
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
butterfly
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
Calyste
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Caudine
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
Charles-Edouard
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
clever
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
Comte
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
de
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
descends
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
falsehood
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
forks
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
head
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
la
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
larva
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
love
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
Madame
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
meannesses
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No one.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one.”
Palferine
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
place
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
real
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
Rusticoli
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
Sabine
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Schontz
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
sublime
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
submission
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
times
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
transition
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
week
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
young
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.