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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 A RESTRICTION.
all
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From this reading That was all.
almost
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
amazement
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
attitude
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
bishop
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
briefly
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
called
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
conclude
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
conjunction
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
conventionalist
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
curé
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
dreamed
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
events
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
G
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
gentle
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
indicate
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
making
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
meeting
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
mistake
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
Monseigneur
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
more
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
patriotic
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
perhaps
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
period
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
philosophic
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
place
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
politician
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
produced
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
rather
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From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
rendered
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
RESTRICTION
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From this reading A RESTRICTION.
risk
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
run
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
sort
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From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
strong
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
Welcome
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From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We should run a strong risk of making a mistake were we to conclude from this that Monseigneur Welcome was "a philosophic bishop," or "a patriotic curé."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though Monseigneur was anything rather than a politician, this is perhaps the place to indicate briefly what was his attitude in the events of that period, supposing that Monseigneur ever dreamed of having an attitude.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His meeting, which might almost be called his conjunction, with the conventionalist G---- produced in him a sort of amazement, which rendered him more gentle than ever.
