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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 Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
addresses
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
almost
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
alphabet
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
Author's
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
BALZAC
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
Bell
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
certain
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From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
Clara
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
Count
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
countenance
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
day
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
DE
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
fatality
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
gave
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
gratitude
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
harmony
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From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
Highness
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
impression
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
letter
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
letters
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
man
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From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
man's
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
Marcas
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
melancholy
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
men
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
most
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
omitted
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
Others
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
painful
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
preceding
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
produced
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
respectful
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
saw
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
seen
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
signature
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
some
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
striking
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
study
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From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
suggested
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
There
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From this reading There was a certain harmony between the man and his name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
token
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
Translated
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I never saw anybody, not even among the most remarkable men of the day, whose appearance was so striking as this man’s; the study of his countenance at first gave me a feeling of great melancholy, and at last produced an almost painful impression.
William
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
Wurtemberg
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To His Highness Count William of Wurtemberg, as a token of the Author’s respectful gratitude.
Z
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From this reading The Z. preceding Marcas, which was seen on the addresses of his letters, and which he never omitted from his signature, as the last letter of the alphabet, suggested some mysterious fatality.
