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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 Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
alacrity
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
always
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
baron
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
Briere
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
called
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
Canalis
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
comedian
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
deep
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
demands
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
denies
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
duke
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
Ernest's
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
exerted
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
face
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
fact
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
fascination
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
fearlessness
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
frequently
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
game
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
gift
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
girl
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
Gobenheim
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
goes
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
hearts
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
La
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
Latournelle
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
marked
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
means
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
Melchior
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
mimicry
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
Modeste
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
morally
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
Nature
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
near
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
opened
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
partners
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From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
poet
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
possessed
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
progress
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
rule
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
seat
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
seduction
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From this reading La Briere had not the gift of seduction which Melchior possessed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
speaking
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
there
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
timid
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
trapeze
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
true
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From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
watched
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
ways
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From this reading This gift demands fearlessness, an alacrity of ways and means that might be called the trapeze of the mind; a little mimicry goes with it; in fact there is always, morally speaking, something of the comedian in a poet.
wayward
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From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Modeste took a seat near the poet, to Ernest’s deep disappointment; he watched the face of the wayward girl, and marked the progress of the fascination which Canalis exerted over her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nature frequently denies it to true hearts, who are, as a rule, timid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The game opened with the baron and the duke, Gobenheim and Latournelle as partners.
