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Eugenie Grandet
Eugenie Grandet

Chapter XIII

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“Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
“You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
“Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
“Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eugenie Grandet

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.
Line 2
Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”
Line 3
“You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”
Line 4
“Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.
Line 5
“Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading ““Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading ““Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.””

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.””

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ““Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.”

Purity noun US /ˈpjʊrəti/

the state of being morally clean and innocent

From this reading ““Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading ““You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?””

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all

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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”

Angel

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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

bed

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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

Charles

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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

dropping

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

eyelids

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

go

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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

henceforth

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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

like

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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

money

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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

mother

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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

much

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/

the state of being morally clean and innocent

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

said

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

sentiment

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From this reading Feeling, sentiment, must be all henceforth.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

soft

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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

softer

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

tired

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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

two

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From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Angel of purity! between us two money is nothing, never can be anything.

voice

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From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

wish

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From this reading “Come, Charles, go to bed; I wish it; you must be tired.

Yes

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From this reading “Oh! much softer--” “Yes, for you,” she said, dropping her eyelids.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “You are like your mother,--was her voice as soft as yours?”