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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 About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
all
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From this reading This was all that passers-by could see.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
Animaux
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
attic
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
bedrooms
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
Blomet
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
boudoir
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
bourgeois
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
built
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
called
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
century
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
Combat
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
concealed
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
consisted
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was all that passers-by could see.
day
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
des
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
displayed
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
far
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
Faubourg
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
formerly
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
garden
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
Germain
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
ground-floor
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
height
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE RUE PLUMET.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
kept
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
kitchen
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
known
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
large
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
looking
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
maison
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
middle
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
mistress
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
mistresses
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE.
nobility
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
now
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE RUE PLUMET.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
only
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
out
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
Paris
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
Parliament
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
passers-by
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From this reading This was all that passers-by could see.
pavilion
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
petite
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
PLUMET
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE RUE PLUMET.
president
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
railings
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
roof
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
rose
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
RUE
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE RUE PLUMET.
see
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From this reading This was all that passers-by could see.
sitting-rooms
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
spot
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
St
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
story
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
street
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
surrounded
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE RUE PLUMET.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
there
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
two
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
une
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From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading About the middle of the last century a president of the Parliament of Paris who kept a mistress under the rose--for at that day the nobility displayed their mistresses and the bourgeois concealed theirs--had "une petite maison" built in the Faubourg St. Germain, in the deserted Rue Blomet, which is now called Rue Plumet, and not far from the spot which was formerly known as the "Combat des Animaux."
whole
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From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This house consisted of a pavilion only one story in height, there were two sitting-rooms on the ground-floor, two bedrooms on the first, a kitchen below, a boudoir above, an attic beneath the roof, and the whole was surrounded by a large garden with railings looking out on the street.
