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1814
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
age
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
all
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From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
always
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
attaining
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
century
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From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
dog's
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
dressed
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
early
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
ears
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
eighteenth
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From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
eighty
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
Faubourg
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
frivolous
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From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
Germain
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
Gillenormand
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
gray
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
hair
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
lived
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
lost
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
Luc-Esprit
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
M
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
Marais
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
near
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
only
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
quitted
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
rather
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
Restoration
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
Rue
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
Saint
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
Saint-Sulpice
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
Servandoni
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
seventy-four
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
society
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From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
spite
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From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
sum
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From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
up
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From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
venerable
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From this reading To sum up, he was venerable in spite of all this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had only retired to the Marais when he quitted society, long after attaining the age of eighty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
white
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From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Such was M. Luc-Esprit Gillenormand, who had not lost his hair,—which was gray rather than white,—and which was always dressed in “dog’s ears.”
years
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
young
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From this reading In 1814 and during the early years of the Restoration, M. Gillenormand, who was still young,—he was only seventy-four,—lived in the Faubourg Saint Germain, Rue Servandoni, near Saint-Sulpice.
