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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 Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
alarmed
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
all
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
awaited
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
aware
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
Beatrice
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
beautiful
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
Beauvouloir
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
communicating
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
compelled
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
conceived
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
Dante
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
delicately
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
Etienne
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
event
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
father
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From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
father's
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
fires
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
gentle
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
given
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
important
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
impose
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From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
inspiration
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
kill
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From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
knew
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
Laura
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
Like
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
love
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
made
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
marriage
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
mother
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
new
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
noble
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
object
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
only
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
opportunity
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
organized
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
passion
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
Petrarch
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
physician
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
poet
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
pure
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
recluse
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
said
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From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
saw
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
slow
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
soul
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
then
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From this reading Like his mother he was all pure love and soul; the opportunity to love must be given to him, and then the event should be awaited, not compelled.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
unknown
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From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
vivifying
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From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
wife
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From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
wishes
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Great physician that he was, Beauvouloir saw plainly that to a being so delicately organized as Etienne marriage must come as a slow and gentle inspiration, communicating new powers to his being and vivifying it with the fires of love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he had said to the father, to impose a wife on Etienne would be to kill him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This unknown poet conceived as yet only the beautiful and noble passion of Petrarch for Laura, of Dante for Beatrice.
young
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From this reading Above all it was important that the young recluse should not be alarmed at the thought of marriage, of which he knew nothing, or be made aware of the object of his father’s wishes.
