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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 "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
always
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
Bargeton
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
beloved
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
blessing
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
cared
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
crowds
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
de
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
dear
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
devoted
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
friends
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
genius
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
happy
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
heartless
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
Heaven
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
influence
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
innumerable
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
interests
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
longer
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
men
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
met
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
Mme
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not worth a regret.
now
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
Only
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
owed
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
Paris
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
place
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
plunge
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
pride
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
regret
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From this reading She is not worth a regret.
sea
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
second
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
some
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
soul
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
special
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
Spread
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
there
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
torn
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
true
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From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
use
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
used
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
well
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
wings
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From this reading Spread your wings, my dear great genius, you will be our pride as well as our beloved.
wish
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From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only by the special blessing of Heaven could you have met with true friends there among those crowds of men and innumerable interests.
woman
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From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
worth
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From this reading She is not worth a regret.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mme. de Bargeton is a heartless woman; she has no soul; even if she cared for you no longer, she owed it to herself to use her influence for you and to help you when she had torn you from us to plunge you into that dreadful sea of Paris.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I used to wish that there might be some devoted woman always with you, a second myself; but now I know that your friends will take my place, and I am happy.
