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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 He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
all
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
anxious
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
arm
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
Auguste
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awaiting
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
ball
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
baron
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
behold
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
boudoir
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
Bourignard
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
card-tables
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
contradictory
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
convict
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
Coquilliere
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
day
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
de
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
divan
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
down
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
empty
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
entered
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
exercised
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
fate
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
Ferragus
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
fete
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
finding
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
gave
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
given
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
go
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
ground
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
Ida
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
influence
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
Jules
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
Justin
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
knew
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
lodger
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
looking
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
Madame
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
man
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
Maulincour
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met
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
mighty
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
more
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
most
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
neutral
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
now
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
officer
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
Paris
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
pauper
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
placed
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
players
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
police
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
Prefect
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
present
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From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
presently
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
rooms
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
rue
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
salons
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
Seine
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
sitting
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
social
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
Soly
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
stupefied
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
thoughts
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
two
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
up
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From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He entered an empty boudoir where card-tables were placed awaiting players; and sitting down on a divan he gave himself up to the most contradictory thoughts about her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
woman
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From this reading Auguste passed through the rooms without finding the woman who now exercised so mighty an influence on his fate.
worlds
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From this reading The fete was given by the Prefect of the Seine, in whose salons the two social worlds of Paris met as on neutral ground.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Monsieur de Maulincour was all the more anxious to go to this ball because he knew that Madame Jules would be present.
young
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From this reading A man presently took the young officer by the arm, and looking up the baron was stupefied to behold the pauper of the rue Coquilliere, the Ferragus of Ida, the lodger in the rue Soly, the Bourignard of Justin, the convict of the police, and the dead man of the day before.
