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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 "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
addressing
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
away
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Bargeton
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
box
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
dandy
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de
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
dear
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
doubt
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elsewhere
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From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
eyeglass
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fail
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
Felix
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
fellow
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
heard
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
knows
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lately
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
like
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Listomere's
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LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
looking
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From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
Lucien
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From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
M
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
making
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
man
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
Marquise
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Marsay
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Mme
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
paper-kite
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
poetry
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
present
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
progress
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
proud
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
putting
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
Rastignac
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
read
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
Rubempre
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
said
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
scarcely
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
sister
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
soaring
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
some
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
speaking
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From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
up
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
Vandenesse
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
very
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
young
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
