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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 Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
any
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
anywhere
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From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
aristocratic
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
attributed
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
bourgeois
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From this reading Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
busy
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
cannot
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
chief
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From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
condition
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From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
double
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
frequented
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
Gillenormand
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
influence
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
lived
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
M
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
made
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
many
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
measure
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
much
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
oracles
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
other
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
out
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
people
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
person
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From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
place
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
price
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
received
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From this reading Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
Rue
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
salons
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
secondly
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
Servandoni
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
society
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From this reading Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
sought
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
there
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From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
turn
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
very
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From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
wags
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From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although a bourgeois, M. Gillenormand was received in society.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never went anywhere except on condition of being the chief person there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When M. Gillenormand lived in the Rue Servandoni, he had frequented many very good and very aristocratic salons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There are people who will have influence at any price, and who will have other people busy themselves over them; when they cannot be oracles, they turn wags.
wit
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From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he had a double measure of wit, in the first place, that which was born with him, and secondly, that which was attributed to him, he was even sought out and made much of.
