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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 For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
all
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
anger
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
bear
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
Beatrix
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
beings
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
better
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
brutally
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
Calyste
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
days
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
de
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
described
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
du
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
duchess
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
Duchesse
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
effect
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
exist
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
experience
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
experienced
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
faithfully
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
Grandlieu
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
Guenics
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
invincible
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
Italy
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
lives
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
love
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
made
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
Maxime
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
more
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
now
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
once
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
Only
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
passion
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
real
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
remind
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
round
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
said
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
satisfied
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
sooner
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From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
ten
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
Then
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From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
Trailles
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From this reading Beatrix now experienced the love so brutally but faithfully described to the Duchesse de Grandlieu by Maxime de Trailles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
weight
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From this reading For ten days Calyste was made to bear the weight of an anger all the more invincible because it was in part the effect of a real passion.
well-organized
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From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps no well-organized beings exist who do not experience that terrible passion once in the course of their lives.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then every one, all round, will be satisfied,” said Maxime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Only remind the duchess that she must make that journey to Italy with the du Guenics, and the sooner the better.”
