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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 And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
all
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
Almost
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
aversion
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
bills
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
bitter
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
breadth
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
cab-hire
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
caused
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
cold
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
Cordiers
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
costs
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
des
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
distance
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
Faubourg
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
Foedora
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
Foedora's
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
francs
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
gloves
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
heart
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
home
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
Honore
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
knows
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
lay
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
lies
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
like
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
linen
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
lived
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
love
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
man
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
mansion
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
marriage
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
married
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
old
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
only
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
Paris
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
passion
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
perhaps
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
possession
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
Rastignac
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
recollections
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
Rue
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
said
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
siege
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
sold
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
some
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
spite
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From this reading Almost all the breadth of Paris lies between her mansion and the Rue des Cordiers, but the distance seemed short, in spite of the cold.
St
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
tailor's
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From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
thirty
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
walked
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From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
Well
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From this reading “‘Well,’ I said to Rastignac, ‘they married her, or sold her perhaps, to some old man, and recollections of her first marriage have caused her aversion for love.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor’s bills, and the like.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I walked home from the Faubourg St. Honore, where Foedora lived.
winter
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From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I was to lay siege to Foedora’s heart, in winter, and a bitter winter, with only thirty francs in my possession, and such a distance as that lay between us!
