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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 It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
alchemist's
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
Beaujeu
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
canon's
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From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
Claude's
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
cloister
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From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
corner
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
de
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
decidedly
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
Dom
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
epoch
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
equivocal
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
evening
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From this reading It was in the evening.
exception
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
fame
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
far
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
filled
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
glass
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the evening.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
just
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From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
Madame
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
Notre-Dame
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From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
office
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From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
phials
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
possibly
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
powder
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
presented
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
procured
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
projection
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
refused
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
relegated
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
remembered
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
resembled
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He had just retired, after the office, to his canon’s cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.
see
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
some
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
spread
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
strange
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
strongly
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From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
visit
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From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the evening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It procured for him, at about the epoch when he refused to see Madame de Beaujeu, a visit which he long remembered.
wide
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From this reading Dom Claude’s fame had spread far and wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This cell, with the exception, possibly, of some glass phials, relegated to a corner, and filled with a decidedly equivocal powder, which strongly resembled the alchemist’s “powder of projection,” presented nothing strange or mysterious.
