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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
absence
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
all
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From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
Beatrix
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
begging
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
bitter
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
bottle
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
Breton
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
Calyste
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
Camille
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
challenge
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
champagne
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
company
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
composer
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
conscious
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
Conti
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
depart
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
famous
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
finishing
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
heart
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
impossible
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
inimitable
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
irony
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
keep
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
Louis
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
love
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
marquise
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
Mazarin's
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
niece
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
other
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From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
Placed
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
prevent
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From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
refusal
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From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
refuse
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
reign
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
rival
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
say
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From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
scene
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
sharp
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From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
table
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From this reading The composer had remained at table with his rival, begging him to keep him company in finishing a bottle of champagne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
tone
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither Camille nor Beatrix was conscious during this sharp and bitter scene of the absence of Conti and Calyste.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have something to say to each other,” added Conti, to prevent all refusal on the part of Calyste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
words
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
XIV
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From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Camille replied, with an inimitable tone of irony that struck the marquise to the heart, in the famous words of Mazarin’s niece to Louis XIV.,-- “You reign, you love, and you depart!”
young
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From this reading Placed as they both were, it was impossible for the young Breton to refuse this challenge.
