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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 However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in a ground-floor box, quite alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
Armand
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
arrive
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
box
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
changed
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
corridor
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
desire
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
felt
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
ground-floor
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From this reading She was in a ground-floor box, quite alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
hastily
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
heart
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
How
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
indifferent
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
invent
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
knew
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
lips
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
longer
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
looking
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
love
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
many
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
Marguerite
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
more
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
pause
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
place
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in a ground-floor box, quite alone.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
remain
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
see
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
smile
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
speak
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
stalls
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From this reading I could not remain in the corridor, and I returned to my place in the stalls, looking hastily around to see what box she was in.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
stronger
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
wants
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
ways
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From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How many ways does the heart take, how many reasons does it invent for itself, in order to arrive at what it wants!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
wish
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From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However (continued Armand after a pause), while I knew myself to be still in love with her, I felt more sure of myself, and part of my desire to speak to Marguerite again was a wish to make her see that I was stronger than she.
wore
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From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had changed, as I have told you, and no longer wore an indifferent smile on her lips.
