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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
all
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
alphabetical
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
ambassador
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
amused
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
arming
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUC REAPPEARED AT THE LOUVRE.
attacks
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
became
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
brother
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
Catherine
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
cause
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
confident
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
day
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
de
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
departure
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
drawing
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
ennuyéd
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
Henri
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
inscribed
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
KING
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From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
L
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
lists
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
longer
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
LOUVRE
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From this reading LUC REAPPEARED AT THE LOUVRE.
LUC
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From this reading LUC REAPPEARED AT THE LOUVRE.
M
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
only
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From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
proscriptions
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
rather
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
REAPPEARED
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From this reading LUC REAPPEARED AT THE LOUVRE.
S
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
say
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
shown
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
ST
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From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
TEMPER
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From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the departure of Catherine, Henri, however, confident in his ambassador, had thought only of arming himself against the attacks of his brother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
twice
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From this reading The lists became longer every day, and at the S---- and the L----, that is to say, twice over, was inscribed the name of M. de St. Luc.
up
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHAT TEMPER THE KING WAS IN WHEN ST.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
zealous
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From this reading He amused, or rather ennuyéd, himself by drawing up long lists of proscriptions, in which were inscribed in alphabetical order all who had not shown themselves zealous for his cause.
