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Chapter VI
“LE JEUNE MILORD.” “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility. His fortune is great. In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents. They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His fortune is great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His fortune is great.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading ““He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
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From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
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From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His fortune is great.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His fortune is great.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fortune is great.
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
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From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
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From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “LE JEUNE MILORD.”
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From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
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From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
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From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They know just enough to admire in her what they have not in themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In sense he neither abounds nor is wanting; and that class of men, take my word for it, are the best qualified of all others to make good husbands to women of superior talents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is as sober a man as most of the young nobility.
