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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 Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Monseigneur was about to take his chocolate.
aid
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
chocolate
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From this reading Monseigneur was about to take his chocolate.
Cook
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
Court
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
crowd
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
ease
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
few
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
fortnightly
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
four
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
France
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
get
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
grand
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
held
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
Holiest
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
Holiests
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
hotel
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
inner
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
lords
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
many
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
men
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
minds
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
Monseigneur
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
morning's
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
much
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
Paris
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
power
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From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
rapidly
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
rather
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the way in which a person, idea, or news is received
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
room
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
rooms
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
sanctuaries
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
some
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
strong
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
suite
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
sullen
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
supposedverbUS /səˈpoʊzd/
believed or imagined something to be true
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
swallow
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
swallowingverb, present participleUS /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/
taking in or using up something completely, literally or figuratively
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monseigneur was about to take his chocolate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
things
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From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monseigneur could swallow a great many things with ease, and was by some few sullen minds supposed to be rather rapidly swallowing France; but, his morning’s chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur, without the aid of four strong men besides the Cook.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
worshippers
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From this reading Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite of rooms without.
Yes
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From this reading Yes.
