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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 I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
all
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
authentication
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
bewitched
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
came
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
cannon
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From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
cannot
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
Chabert
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
children
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
Colonel
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
Comtesse
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
Constitutionnel
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From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
contest
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess melted into tears.
country
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
cracked
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From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
deed
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
evening
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
family
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
Ferraud
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
frightened
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
generosity
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
grace
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
happiness
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Countess melted into tears.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
live
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
lodge
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
longer
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
made
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
melted
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From this reading The Countess melted into tears.
mother
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
out
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From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
picture
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
relations
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
remain
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
resolution
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
risk
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
said
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From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
secure
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
seeing
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
shade
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
soldier
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
tears
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From this reading The Countess melted into tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
There
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
touching
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From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
victorious
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From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
want
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From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a contest of generosity between the Comtesse Ferraud and Colonel Chabert, and the soldier came out victorious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening, seeing this mother with her children, the soldier was bewitched by the touching grace of a family picture in the country, in the shade and the silence; he made a resolution to remain dead, and, frightened no longer at the authentication of a deed, he asked what he could do to secure beyond all risk the happiness of this family.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading I am as worn out as a cracked cannon; I want nothing but a little tobacco and the _Constitutionnel_.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But,” said Chabert, “cannot I live here in your little lodge as one of your relations?
