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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 The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
air
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
answer
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
any
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From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
assumed
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
broke
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
called
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From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
carelessness
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
clearly
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
Countess
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
crossed
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
de
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
dearer
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From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
dim
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
disconcerted
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
embarrassed
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
Eugene
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
Exceedingly
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
fancy
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
flushing
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
fond
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
glanced
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
Goriot
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From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
guilty
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
husband's
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
M
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
made
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
Monsieur
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From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
music
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
natural
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
off
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
pale
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
piano
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
piece
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
Rastignac
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
reddened
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
sight
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
Sir
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From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
some
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From this reading She broke off, glanced at the piano as if some fancy had crossed her mind, and asked, “Are you fond of music, M. de Rastignac?”
somehow
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
suspicion
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From this reading “Exceedingly,” answered Eugene, flushing, and disconcerted by a dim suspicion that he had somehow been guilty of a clumsy piece of folly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
then
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
tone
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
tried
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
turned
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
vexation
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From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You could not know any one who is dearer to us both...”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Countess turned pale at first at the sight of her husband’s vexation, then she reddened; clearly she was embarrassed, her answer was made in a tone that she tried to make natural, and with an air of assumed carelessness:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sir,” he cried, “you might have called him ‘Monsieur Goriot’!”
