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1791
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
21
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
all
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
AUGUST
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
Billaud
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
couches
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
detachment
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
Drouet
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
early
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
easily
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
elder
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
eleven
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
explanation
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
eye
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
few
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
Gerbaut
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
giving
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
heard
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
hussars
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
kept
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
late
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
Leblanc
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
M
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
Mdlle
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
respective
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
road
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
rose
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
say
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
seen
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
slept
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
sought
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From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
speak
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
ST
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
Stenay
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From this reading About eleven in the morning we heard that a detachment of hussars had been seen on the road from Stenay.
taken
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From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT OF THE 21ST OF AUGUST, 1791.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One can easily understand that it was late when we sought our respective couches, and that we rose early the next morning, having kept one eye open all the time that we slept.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I say we, of course I speak of M. Billaud and the elder Leblanc, whom M. Drouet had taken into his confidence.
words
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
work
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From this reading I left my work, giving a few words of explanation to M. Gerbaut and Mdlle.
