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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 An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
admired
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
affected
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
ambition
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
Beauseant
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
breath
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
career
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
carefully
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
charms
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
chill
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
conceal
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
continual
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
countenance
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
cultivated
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
dangerous
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
de
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
delicately
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
discipline
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
expressed
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
expressive
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
face
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
felt
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
flower
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
Gaston
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
gratify
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
impassioned
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
impressed
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
lay
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
M
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
made
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
man
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
Mme
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
most
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
noble
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
now
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
Nueil's
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
peace
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
personal
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
real
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
reflections
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
scheming
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
solitude
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
soul
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
speaker
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
speaking
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
spite
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
stirred
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
strongly
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
strove
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
two
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From this reading So both these two made reflections most dangerous for their peace of mind, and both strove to conceal their thoughts.
unaware
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From this reading Gaston was in the flower of his youth, he impressed her as a man with something in him, unaware as yet of the great career that lay before him.
unbroken
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
unfretted
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
vanity
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
very
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From this reading It was so long since Mme. de Beauseant had felt stirred by real feeling delicately expressed, that it affected her very strongly now.
voice
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
warm
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
watched
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
world
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From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In spite of herself, she watched M. de Nueil’s expressive face, and admired the noble countenance of a soul, unbroken as yet by the cruel discipline of the life of the world, unfretted by continual scheming to gratify personal ambition and vanity.
youth
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From this reading An impassioned voice was speaking in the chill solitude; the speaker brought with him a warm breath of youth and the charms of a carefully cultivated mind.
