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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 On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
absolute
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
affair
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
all
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
allowing
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
anticipation
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
awoke
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From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
calming
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
comfortable
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
conviction
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
day
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
dozing
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
enjoying
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
eyes
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
forming
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
full
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From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
gallant
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
happy
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From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
hour
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
hurry
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From this reading What need was there to hurry?
Hédouin
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
image
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
impatience
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
Ladies
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
lay
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
laziness
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From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
losing
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
lucidity
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From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
Madame
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
Marie
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
months
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He awoke happy, full of the lucidity of the morning laziness.
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What need was there to hurry?
Octave
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
off
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
Paradise
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
passion
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
Pichon's
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
plans
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
possessing
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
profound
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
provincial
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
prudence
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
resulted
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
series
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
sheets
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
six
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
succeed
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From this reading As he was dozing off again, forming his plans, allowing himself six months to succeed in, Marie Pichon’s image resulted in calming his impatience.
Sunday
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
tactics
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
there
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From this reading What need was there to hurry?
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What need was there to hurry?
very
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
voluptuous
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
warmth
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From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
ways
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What need was there to hurry?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morrow, which was a Sunday, Octave with his eyes open lay thinking for an hour in the warmth of the sheets.
women
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From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was very comfortable at “The Ladies’ Paradise,” he was there losing all his provincial ways, and he had an absolute and profound conviction of one day possessing Madame Hédouin, who would make his fortune; but it was an affair that required prudence, a long series of gallant tactics, which his voluptuous passion for women was already enjoying by anticipation.
