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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 The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
accepted
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
age
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From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
barely
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
bid
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
brief
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
burden
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
cannot
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From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
daily
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
day
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
death
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
deeply
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
die
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
experience
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
feel
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
give
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
happiness
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
heavy
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
humiliated
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
leave
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
lightly
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
making
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
moment
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
monsieur
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
Nature
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
nearly
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
old
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
power
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
preferable
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From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
ready
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
regret
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
sacrifices
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
sake
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
seem
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
then
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
thirty
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
thoughts
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From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
to-day
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
two-and-twenty
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
very
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
vows
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
whole
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
willing
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From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
years
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
