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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 A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
accession
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From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
Achille
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
air
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
arms
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
arrival
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
barrenness
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From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
Bricheteau
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
caught
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
Chateau
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
coldly
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
comte
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
congratulate
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
d'Arcis
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
deed
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
deeply
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
edifice
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
eighty
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
embrace
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
emotion
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From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
estate
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
eye
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
father
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
fell
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
feudal
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
francs
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
got
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
grand
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
hearing
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
heart
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
hundred
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
indifferently
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
Jacques
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
kindred
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
later
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
le
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
lordly
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
made
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
marquis
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
moment
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
money
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
Monsieur
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
moved
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
Now
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
opened
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
payment
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
Pigoult
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
possessor
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
rather
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
ready
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
result
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From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
said
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From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
second
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
song
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From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
thousand
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
town
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From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
vexed
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
voice
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From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
wealth
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From this reading Was this barrenness of emotion the result of my sudden accession to wealth?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A moment later a second deed made me possessor, on payment of one hundred and eighty thousand francs in ready money, of the Chateau d’Arcis,--a grand edifice which had caught my eye, on my first arrival in the town, by its lordly and feudal air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marquis opened his arms rather indifferently, and I coldly fell into them, vexed with myself for not being deeply moved and for not hearing in my heart the voice of kindred.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Monsieur le comte,” said Jacques Bricheteau, “embrace your father.”
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “You may congratulate yourselves,” said Achille Pigoult, “that you have got that estate for a song.”
