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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
assembled
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
Boileau
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
Bourbons
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
called
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
charm
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
Cheers
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From this reading Cheers.
combines
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
day
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
declares
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
difficult
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
faculty
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
feet
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
France
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
generation
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
gift
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
guests
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
headmaster
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From this reading The venerable headmaster rose.
hero
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
King
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
letters
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
live
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
maintain
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
ministerialists
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
owe
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
peace
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
Petrarch
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
poet
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
poetic
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
poets
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
predominated
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
prefect
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
prosateur
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
restored
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
rightful
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
rising
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
rose
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From this reading The venerable headmaster rose.
ruler
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From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
said
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
sceptre
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
sonnet-form
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
thinkers
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From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Gentlemen,” called the prefect, rising to his feet, “the King! the rightful ruler of France!
venerable
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From this reading The venerable headmaster rose.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To what do we owe the generation of poets and thinkers who maintain the sceptre of letters in the hands of France, if not to the peace which the Bourbons have restored----” “Long live the King!” cried the assembled guests (ministerialists predominated).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
young
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From this reading “To the hero of the day,” he said, “to the young poet who combines the gift of the _prosateur_ with the charm and poetic faculty of Petrarch in that sonnet-form which Boileau declares to be so difficult.”
