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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 Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
Bargeton
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
cabals
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
causes
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
chose
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
Châtelet
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
completely
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
crush
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
de
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
du
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
Duke
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
example
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
fain
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
followed
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
forget
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
France
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
get
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
gossip
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
guessed
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
hate
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
how
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
insults
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
justified
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From this reading The ovation justified the past of Louise de Nègrepelisse.
King
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
knew
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
Louise
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
love
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
Lucien
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
Lucien's
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
man
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
means
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
Mme
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
native
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
now
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
Nègrepelisse
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From this reading The ovation justified the past of Louise de Nègrepelisse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
Orléans
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
ovation
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From this reading The ovation justified the past of Louise de Nègrepelisse.
overwhelming
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
Paris
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
past
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From this reading The ovation justified the past of Louise de Nègrepelisse.
patronage
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
patronize
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
Petit-Claud
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
plain
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
received
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
reception
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
rid
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From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
shrewdly
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
tale
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
town
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
triumphant
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From this reading The causes of Lucien’s triumphant reception in his native town must now be plain to everybody.
unavenged
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From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Louise du Châtelet followed the example of that King of France who left the Duke of Orléans unavenged; she chose to forget the insults received in Paris by Mme. de Bargeton.
whole
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
woman
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From this reading Petit-Claud knew the whole tale of the cabals in Paris through town gossip, and shrewdly guessed how a woman must hate the man who would not love when she was fain of his love.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would patronize Lucien, and overwhelming him with her patronage, would completely crush him and get rid of him by fair means.
