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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 Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
armed
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
batch
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best
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
bourgeois
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
children
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
churches
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
citizens
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
clothes
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
confusion
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
crowd
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
day
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
de
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
directed
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
disdaining
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
dressed
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
Duc
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
eight
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
EVENING
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From this reading THE EVENING OF THE LEAGUE.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
followed
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
fully
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
fête
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
Guise
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
home
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
husbands
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the Rue de l’Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
l'Arbre
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From this reading It was in the Rue de l’Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
large
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
le
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
LEAGUE
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From this reading THE EVENING OF THE LEAGUE.
M
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
many
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
narrow
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
noise
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
numbers
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
o'clock
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EVENING OF THE LEAGUE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
Paris
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
people
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
presented
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
pressed
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
receive
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
Rue
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From this reading It was in the Rue de l’Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
Sec
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From this reading It was in the Rue de l’Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
sight
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
signatures
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
stay
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
steps
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From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
streets
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENING OF THE LEAGUE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A crowd of citizens, dressed in their best clothes, as for a fête, but fully armed, directed their steps towards the churches.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
then
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
thickest
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From this reading It was in the Rue de l’Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
thousands
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From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris presented a fine sight, as through its then narrow streets thousands of people pressed towards the same point, for at eight o’clock in the evening, M. le Duc de Guise was to receive the signatures of the bourgeois to the League.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
whole
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
women
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From this reading What added to the noise and confusion was that large numbers of women, disdaining to stay at home on such a great day, had followed their husbands, and many had brought with them a whole batch of children.
