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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 In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
age
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
all
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
almost
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
any
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
avowed
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
Camusot
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
Cecile
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From this reading “Cecile is in her twenty-third year.
circumspection
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
de
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
due
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
eight-and-forty
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
extremely
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
eyes
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
fall
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
five
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
francs
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
girl
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
hand
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
hard
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Cecile is in her twenty-third year.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
man
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
married
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
marry
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
Marville
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
match
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
Mme
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
out
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
people
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
prepared
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
reaches
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
shut
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
six-and-twenty
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
son-in-law
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
thousand
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
tirade
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From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
twenty
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
twenty-third
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From this reading “Cecile is in her twenty-third year.
unfortunately
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From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
want
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
why
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From this reading When a girl reaches that age, people want to know why she has been so long on hand.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If it should fall out so unfortunately that she is not married before she is five or six-and-twenty, it will be extremely hard to marry her at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of a long tirade, Mme. Camusot de Marville avowed with due circumspection that she was prepared to take almost any son-in-law with her eyes shut.
year
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From this reading She was even disposed to think that at eight-and-forty or so a man with twenty thousand francs a year was a good match.
