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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 Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
Adolphe
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
agreeable
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
allows
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
authorities
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
behaving
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
conceivable
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
constantly
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
cushion
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
Damocles
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
Deschars
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
don't
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From this reading Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
employing
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
endearment
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
expression
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
finally
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
finds
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
forever
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
government
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
household
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
idiotic
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
like
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
looming
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
military
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
model
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From this reading Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
Monsieur
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
most
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
occasion
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
officers
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
out
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
pin
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
police
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
pretexts
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
pulling
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
see
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
self-love
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
sticking
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
stung
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
sword
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
tacticians
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
tattooed
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From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
terms
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Adolphe, stung till he finds himself tattooed, finally does what is done by police authorities, by officers of government, by military tacticians.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
unforeseen
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
up
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From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
variety
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
ways
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
Why
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From this reading Why don't you take Monsieur Deschars for a model?"
wife
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
winning
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
worse
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From this reading The expression--"Do you suppose Monsieur Deschars ever allows himself" --is a sword of Damocles, or what is worse, a Damocles pin: and your self-love is the cushion into which your wife is constantly sticking it, pulling it out, and sticking it in again, under a variety of unforeseen pretexts, at the same time employing the most winning terms of endearment, and with the most agreeable little ways.
wouldn't
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From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wouldn't see Monsieur Deschars behaving like this!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In short, this idiotic Monsieur Deschars is forever looming up in your household on every conceivable occasion.
