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1803
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
1812
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
air
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
atmosphere
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
autumn
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
avenue
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
baronial
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
belief
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
Bonaparte
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
call
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
casting
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
ceased
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
century
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
cheap
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
Consul
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
country
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
day
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
declared
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
doors
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
dust
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
early
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
earth
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
elms
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
Empire
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
enough
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
failed
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
faith
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
family
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
fifteenth
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
finest
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
four
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
French
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
grassy
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
green
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
immense
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
land
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
leafy
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
like
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
luck
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
man
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
month
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
November
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
now
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
October
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
often
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
ornament
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
out
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
owes
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
people
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
period
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
places
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
present
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
prestige
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
pure
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
put
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
Rain
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
refreshed
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
rond-point
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
rows
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
sacrificed
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
sand
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
say
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
scarlet
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
see
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
sitting
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
skies
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
sparkling
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
strange
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
summer
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
sun
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
tempered
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From this reading The air was so pure, the atmosphere so tempered that a family was sitting out of doors as if it were summer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
then
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
tops
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
trees
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From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
understanding
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From this reading The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him, in 1812, his luck ceased!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
venerable
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From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading About four in the afternoon on the fifteenth of November, 1803, the sun was casting what looked like scarlet dust upon the venerable tops of four rows of elms in a long baronial avenue, and sparkling on the sand and grassy places of an immense _rond-point_, such as we often see in the country where land is cheap enough to be sacrificed to ornament.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
year
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From this reading The autumn of the year 1803 was one of the finest in the early part of that period of the present century which we now call “Empire.”
