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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 château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
action
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From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
admirable
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From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
always
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
away
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
bounties
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
coming
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
exactly
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
feelings
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
fully
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From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
generous
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
goodwill
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
gratitude
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
happiness
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
inexhaustible
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
inquire
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
juices
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
Karstein
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
knife
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
led
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
lent
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
Les
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
made
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
man
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
measure
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
minutely
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
more
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
Mouettes
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
Mouse
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From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
naturally
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
oblige
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
opens
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
owners
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
oyster
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
people
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
persons
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
persuaded
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From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
Prince
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
recipient
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
season
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
sense
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mouse had fully persuaded herself that she had done an admirable action.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
succulent
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
sucks
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
thereof
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
too
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From this reading Such people do not inquire too minutely or measure too exactly.
unceasing
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
well
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From this reading It was always well to oblige persons who are led away by their feelings, thought the recipient of their bounties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
wideness
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
winter
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
wise
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
Woffram
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From this reading The château of Les Mouettes was lent for the coming winter season to the Prince and Princess Woffram of Karstein by its owners, who, both naturally generous, and made more generous still by happiness and a sense of gratitude, were unceasing and inexhaustible in the wideness of their goodwill.
woman
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From this reading It is of such as these that is made that succulent oyster which the wise man or woman opens with his or her knife, and sucks the juices thereof.
