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1658
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
abode
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
all
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
antiquated
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Augustins
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
beauties
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
become
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
bought
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
celebrated
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
corner
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
d'Etampes
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
decorations
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
des
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Duchesse
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
dwelt
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
enticed
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
far
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Fashion
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Francis
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Git-le-Coeur
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
humming
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
Hurepoix
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
interior
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
king's
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
latter
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Le
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
libertines
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
lost
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
mansion
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
Marais
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
mistress
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
near
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
now
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
occupied
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
old
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
once
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
period
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From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
Place
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
Pont
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
profligate
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
Quai
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
quarter
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
rakes
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
ravages
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From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
residing
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
rich
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From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
Royale
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
ruins
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From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
Saint-Michel
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
show
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From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
site
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
streets
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
swarm
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
taken
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its rich interior decorations had lost their splendour and become antiquated.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
up
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From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at this period if not in ruins at least beginning to show the ravages of time.
wherein
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From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In 1658, at the corner of the streets Git-le-Coeur and Le Hurepoix (the site of the latter being now occupied by the Quai des Augustins as far as Pont Saint-Michel), stood the great mansion which Francis I had bought and fitted up for the Duchesse d'Etampes.
women
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not one of them all would have thought of residing in the mansion, or even in the quarter, wherein the king's mistress had once dwelt.
young
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From this reading Fashion had taken up its abode in the Marais, near the Place Royale, and it was thither that profligate women and celebrated beauties now enticed the humming swarm of old rakes and young libertines.
