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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 "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
affection
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
attribute
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
belongs
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
care
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
certainly
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
chain
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
child
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
claimed
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
day
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
delicacy
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
fatherly
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
fervor
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From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
find
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
finishing
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
fixing
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
forever
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
friend
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
glance
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
henceforth
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
hold
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
hope
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
increasing
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From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
interest
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
lady
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
losing
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
Léon
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
matter
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
mother
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
only
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
placed
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
position
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
ring
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
said
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
situation
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
softness
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
some
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From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
then
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
there
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
too
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From this reading "And then this ring divided between his child and him, is not that too a chain that must hold him forever?
touch
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
touched
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From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
unique
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From this reading And as a finishing touch to a unique situation, he can only hope to find his child by losing its mother!
very
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From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter in what position he may be placed, his affection and fatherly care may one day be claimed--he belongs henceforth to some one, though no one belongs to him!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was touched, and went on with increasing fervor:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You certainly attribute to your friend very great delicacy of feeling," said the lady, fixing on Léon a glance in which there was both softness and interest.
