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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 Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
all
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An awful destiny!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
army
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
awful
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From this reading An awful destiny!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
bound
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
coming
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
destiny
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
devoid
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
di
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
Diard
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
dilatory
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
distinction
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
education
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
esteem
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
felt
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
forever
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
formalities
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
French
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
fulfilled
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
habits
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man was neither handsome nor well-made.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
insufficient
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
Juana
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
love
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
man
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From this reading The man was neither handsome nor well-made.
Mancini
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
manners
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
married
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
mixture
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
necessary
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
own
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
passionately
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
promise
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
province
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
rash
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From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
soldier
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From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
tone
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
well-made
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From this reading The man was neither handsome nor well-made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Juana, who felt neither esteem nor love for Diard, was bound to him forever, by a rash but necessary promise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By the time that the quartermaster had fulfilled all the long and dilatory formalities without which no French soldier can be married, he was passionately in love with Juana di Mancini, and Juana had had time to think of her coming destiny.
worst
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From this reading His manners, devoid of all distinction, were a mixture of the worst army tone, the habits of his province, and his own insufficient education.
