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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 When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
always
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
amour
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
away
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
betrayed
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
break
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
cares
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
carry
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
certain
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
child
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From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
cry
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From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
daylight
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
father
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
feels
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
feverish
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
force
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
forthwith
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
go
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
home
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From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
impatiently
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
leaves
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
letting
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
like
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From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
love
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
man
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
Marguerite
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
mistress
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
more
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
once
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
Only
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
out
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
reached
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From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
really
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
rejoin
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
resolutions
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
said
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
set
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
sister
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
suffered
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
There
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
unfaithful
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
waited
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
weight
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From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached home I began to cry like a child.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
why
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
wish
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From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading However, I did not wish to go away without letting Marguerite know why I went.
woman
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From this reading There is no man to whom a woman has not been unfaithful, once at least, and who will not know what I suffered.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I said to myself, under the weight of these feverish resolutions which one always feels as if one had the force to carry out, that I must break with my amour at once, and I waited impatiently for daylight in order to set out forthwith to rejoin my father and my sister, of whose love at least I was certain, and certain that that love would never be betrayed.
writing
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From this reading Only a man who really cares no more for his mistress leaves her without writing to her.
