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1825
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
all
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
allow
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
anxious
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
bachelor
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From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
baron
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
case
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
cease
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
certain
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
charter
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
chevalier
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
condition
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
continue
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
convention
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
costs
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
counters
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
daring
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
dating
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
de
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
diplomatic
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
du
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
eluding
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
exciting
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
fellows
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
five
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
gallantries
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From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
game
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
give
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
go
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
Halga
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
Jacqueline
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
Jesuitism
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
losing
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
lost
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
means
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
offer
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
old
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From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
pain
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
passions
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
pay
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
Pen-Hoel
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
person
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
player
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
players
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
Politeness
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
politicians
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
prodigal
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
reimbursement
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
retire
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
retiring
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
rich
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
sailor
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
seeing
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From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
September
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
sex
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From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
soon
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
sous
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading An old bachelor could allow himself such gallantries to the sex.
ten
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
thirty-five
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
wily
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From this reading But, as all passions have their Jesuitism, the chevalier and the baron, those wily politicians, had found a means of eluding this charter.
wish
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From this reading By a certain diplomatic convention, dating from September, 1825, when Mademoiselle de Pen-Hoel lost thirty-five sous, the game was to cease as soon as a person losing ten sous should express the wish to retire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Politeness did not allow the rest to give the retiring player the pain of seeing the game go on without him.
won
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
Zephirine
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From this reading When all the players but one were anxious to continue an exciting game, the daring sailor, du Halga, one of those rich fellows prodigal of costs they do not pay, would offer ten counters to Mademoiselle Zephirine or Mademoiselle Jacqueline, when either of them, or both of them, had lost their five sous, on condition of reimbursement in case they won.
