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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 This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
admired
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
all
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
appreciable
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
ardently
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
ascendant
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
bankers
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
belonged
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
Butscha
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
Canalis
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
chrism
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
congratulated
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
contributed
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
conversation
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
d'Herouville
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
day
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
days
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
Desplein
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
destroyed
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
Duc
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
economists
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
egoism
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
encouraged
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
enthusiast
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
Ernest
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
evening
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
event
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
faculty
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
fame
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
family
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
gathered
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
genius
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
Gobenheim
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
habit
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
hopes
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
interpreted
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
Latournelles
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
letters
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
luminous
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
makes
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
man
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
manifestations
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
men
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
Mignon
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
mint
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
Modeste
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
Modeste's
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
money
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
more
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
naturally
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
once
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
only
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
others
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
phrase
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
physical
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
public
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
sacred
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From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
salon
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From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
science
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
soul
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
studying
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
suffering
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
surgeon
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Gobenheim contributed a phrase which is the sacred chrism of genius as interpreted in these days by public economists and bankers,-- “He makes a mint of money.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
trace
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
turned
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
unfortunately
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From this reading The conversation, in which the Modeste of her letters was once more in the ascendant, turned naturally on the man whose genius, unfortunately for his fame, was appreciable only by the faculty and men of science.
visit
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From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This visit of the great surgeon was the event of the day, and it left a luminous trace in Modeste’s soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evening, when Gobenheim, the Latournelles, and Butscha, Canalis, Ernest, and the Duc d’Herouville were gathered in the salon, they all congratulated the Mignon family on the hopes which Desplein encouraged.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
young
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From this reading The young enthusiast ardently admired the man whose life belonged to others, and in whom the habit of studying physical suffering had destroyed the manifestations of egoism.
