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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 Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
adored
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
age
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
begun
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
Bell
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
bent
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
child
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
childish
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From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
Clara
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
contradicted
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
decision
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
depths
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From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
dicatum
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
dilectoe
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
Et
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
fate
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
father
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
five
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
imagination
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From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
including
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
indeed
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
intended
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
James
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
Lambert
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Louis
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
magnitude
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
many
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
modified
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Montoire
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
mystical
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From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
New
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
nunc
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Old
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
only
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
owned
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
paternal
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
precocious
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
reading
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
Scriptures
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From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
semper
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
son
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
study
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
succeed
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
tanner
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
tannery
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Testaments
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
town
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Translated
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
two
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From this reading At the age of five Louis had begun by reading the Old and New Testaments; and these two Books, including so many books, had sealed his fate.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could that childish imagination understand the mystical depths of the Scriptures?
Vendomois
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From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
Waring
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and James Waring "Et nunc et semper dilectoe dicatum."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Louis Lambert was born at Montoire, a little town in the Vendomois, where his father owned a tannery of no great magnitude, and intended that his son should succeed him; but his precocious bent for study modified the paternal decision.
wife
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From this reading For, indeed, the tanner and his wife adored Louis, their only child, and never contradicted him in anything.
