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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 But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
affections
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
afforded
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
allow
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
arranged
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
Aside
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
call
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
came
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
certainly
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
CLOUDS
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From this reading CLOUDS.
conscious
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
danger
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
disappointed
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
doubt
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
Geneviève
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
Geneviève's
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
happiness
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
intend
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
interviews
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
intoxication
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
invited
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
kinswoman
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
lost
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
Maurice
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
morrow
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From this reading Maurice trusted to the morrow.
much
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
opportunity
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
plan
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
previously
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
reception
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
reckoned
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
regain
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
renewed
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
retained
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From this reading A kinswoman of Geneviève's, no doubt previously invited, came to call upon her, and Geneviève had retained her.
road
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
solitary
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
trusted
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From this reading Maurice trusted to the morrow.
tête-à-tête
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
visits
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From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aside from the intoxication of renewed visits, Maurice was certainly much disappointed at the reception of Geneviève, and reckoned upon solitary interviews to regain the road he had lost, or seemed to have lost, in her affections.
wisely
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From this reading But Geneviève had wisely arranged her plan, and did not intend to allow him an opportunity for a _tête-à-tête_, being conscious of their danger even from the happiness they afforded her.
