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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 A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
adorable
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
ardent
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
autumn
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
bold
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
brain
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
came
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
CAP
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
constantly
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From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
defier
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
dog
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
dreamer
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
encumbered
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
enthusiastic
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
erected
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
everywhere
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From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
face
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
fate
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
firm
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
future
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
garden
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
gaze
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
girl
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
ideas
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
Leblanc
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
longer
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
lost
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
Luxembourg
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
M
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
man
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
Marius
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
more
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
once
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
plans
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
pride
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
projects
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
resolute
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
set
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
sought
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From this reading He sought constantly, he sought everywhere; he found nothing.
spirit
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
Summer
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
sweet
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
then
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
Thenceforth
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From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thenceforth, Marius had but one thought,—to gaze once more on that sweet and adorable face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
winter
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From this reading A CAP Summer passed, then the autumn; winter came.
wishes
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From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was no longer Marius, the enthusiastic dreamer, the firm, resolute, ardent man, the bold defier of fate, the brain which erected future on future, the young spirit encumbered with plans, with projects, with pride, with ideas and wishes; he was a lost dog.
young
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From this reading Neither M. Leblanc nor the young girl had again set foot in the Luxembourg garden.
