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1793
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
all
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
cabinet-maker
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
CHARACTER
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From this reading ROBESPIERRE'S CHARACTER.
châteaux
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
Committee
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
consisting
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
control
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
Convention
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
days
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
direct
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
Duplay
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
exercised
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
government
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
heart
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
higher
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
Honoré
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
house
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
jump
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
La
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
latter
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
leading
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
leaving
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
lived
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
lodged
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
majority
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
man
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
Maximilian
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
members
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
months
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
more
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
named
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
nearly
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
now
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
October
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
Paris
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
period
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
persons
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
plunge
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
popularity
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
power
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
Public
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
republican
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
Revolution
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
Robespierre
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
ROBESPIERRE'S
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From this reading ROBESPIERRE'S CHARACTER.
royalist
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
Rue
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
Safety
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
space
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
spirit
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
spoken
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
St
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From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
stand
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From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the Rue St. Honoré lived a cabinet-maker, named Duplay, and in his house lodged Maximilian Robespierre, the leading spirit in the latter and more terrible days of the Revolution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
then
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
three
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
twelve
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
ultra-democrats
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
Vendée
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From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
vested
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time now spoken of was the beginning of October, 1793; and at no period did the popularity and power of that remarkable man stand higher.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
whole
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From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whole government was then vested in the Committee of Public Safety--a committee consisting of twelve persons, members of the Convention, all of course ultra-democrats, over the majority of whom Robespierre exercised a direct control.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now jump over a space of nearly three months, and leaving the châteaux of royalist La Vendée, plunge for a short while into the heart of republican Paris.
