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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 orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
abyss
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
age
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
America
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
Annette
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
child
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
dear
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
doubt
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
education
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
facing
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From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
fate
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
father
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From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
foresight
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
France
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
francs
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
human
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
hundred
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
Indies
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
irretrievably
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From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
just
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From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
killed
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From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
leave
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
lift
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
lost
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From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
man
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father has killed himself; his fortune and mine are irretrievably lost.
misfortune
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
nature
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
night
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From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
now
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
orphaned
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
out
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
overwhelmed
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
own
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
plunged
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From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
position
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From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
prevented
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
separated
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From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
spent
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From this reading I have just spent half the night in facing my position.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
there
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
try
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear Annette,--Nothing could ever have separated us but the great misfortune which has now overwhelmed me, and which no human foresight could have prevented.
wish
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From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I wish to leave France an honest man,--and there is no doubt of that,--I have not a hundred francs of my own with which to try my fate in the Indies or in America.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I am orphaned at an age when, through the nature of my education, I am still a child; and yet I must lift myself as a man out of the abyss into which I am plunged.
