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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 The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
acknowledge
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
advice
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
afterwards
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
Arabian
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
away
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
bedroom
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
certain
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
chef-d'oeuvre
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
communicated
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
Constructing
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From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
days
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
deficient
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
DetailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
execution
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
filling
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
girls
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
given
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
improbability
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
indifference
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
judgment
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
kind
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
La
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
lamentations
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
Madame
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
Madame's
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
Malicorne's
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
means
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
Mode
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From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
Montalais
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
natural
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
noisiest
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
perfectly
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
probable
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
project
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
put
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
rather
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
removed
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
resistance
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
resolved
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
rising
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
romance
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
send
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
Staircases
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From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
story
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
succeeded
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From this reading As nothing is so probable as improbability, so natural as romance, this kind of Arabian Nights story succeeded perfectly with Madame.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
then
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
three
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From this reading The first thing she did was to send Montalais away, and then, three days, or rather three nights afterwards, she had La Vallière removed.
timidity
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
two
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases.
Vallière
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From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
weeping
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From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The advice which had been given to Montalais was communicated by her to La Vallière, who could not but acknowledge that it was by no means deficient in judgment, and who, after a certain amount of resistance, rising rather from timidity than indifference to the project, resolved to put it into execution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This story of the two girls weeping, and filling Madame’s bedroom with the noisiest lamentations, was Malicorne’s _chef-d’oeuvre_.
