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1377
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
all
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
Archbishop
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
banks
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
built
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
burnt
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From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
castle
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
cavities
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
centuries
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
comprise
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
display
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
dungeon-keep
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
EMPEROR'S
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
empty
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
enormous
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
entirety
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
feudal
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
Fistingen
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
four
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
frontages
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
furniture
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From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
grand-dukes
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
gutted
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
hangings
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From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
Hermann
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
hundred
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
II
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
known
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
large
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
LETTERS
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
lived
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
Moselle
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
most
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From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
old
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
palace
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
rebellious
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
remains
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
Renascence
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
Rhine
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
ruins
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
s
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
sacked
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
subjects
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From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
three
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
troops
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
Turenne's
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
two
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
Veldenz
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
visit
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
wainscoting
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From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
walls
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this palace that was sacked by Hermann II.'s rebellious subjects.
well
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the wainscoting, the hangings and most of the furniture were burnt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S LETTERS The ruins of Veldenz are well known to all who visit the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle.
windows
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
yawning
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From this reading The empty windows display two hundred yawning cavities on the four frontages.
Zweibrucken
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From this reading They comprise the remains of the old feudal castle, built in 1377 by the Archbishop of Fistingen, an enormous dungeon-keep, gutted by Turenne's troops, and the walls, left standing in their entirety, of a large Renascence palace, in which the grand-dukes of Zweibrucken lived for three centuries.
