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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 To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
Alba
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
Alba's
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
attention
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
attentive
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
Baron
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
call
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
capturing
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
certainly
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
COMMON
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
comprehend
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
considerable
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
Contessina's
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
contracted
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
death
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
Dorsenne
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
dowry
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
dreaminess
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
emotion
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
evening
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
expansion
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
fifty
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
francs
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
girl
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
gone
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
Hafner
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
heart
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
hundred
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
impulsive
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
income
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
independence
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
Julien's
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
large
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
meant
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
MISERY
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
more
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
mother
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
mother's
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
novelist
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
object
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
observed
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
once
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From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
opulent
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
proportion
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
scheming
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That evening she had not even observed Alba's dreaminess, Dorsenne once gone, and it required that Hafner should call her attention to it.
synonymous
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
thousand
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
too
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
touched
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
twenty-five
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From this reading Julien's income of twenty-five thousand francs meant independence.
two
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
Venetian
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From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
very
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From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COMMON MISERY The Contessina's disposition was too different from her mother's for the mother to comprehend that heart, the more contracted in proportion as it was touched, while emotion was synonymous with expansion in the opulent and impulsive Venetian.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The two hundred and fifty thousand francs which Alba would have at her mother's death was a very large fortune.
young
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From this reading To the scheming Baron, if the novelist was attentive to the young girl it was certainly with the object of capturing a considerable dowry.
