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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 She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
apartments
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
attending
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
Catharine
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
CEMETERYnounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS.
Charles
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
cut
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
day
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
de
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
death
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
discover
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
divine
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
enigma
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
followed
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
guess
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
HAWTHORN
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From this reading THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
horrible
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
hotter
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
Huguenots
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
INNOCENTS
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From this reading THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS.
IX
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
King
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
La
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
Louvre
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
Marguerite
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
massacre
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
Mole
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
more
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
Médicis
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
Navarre
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
night
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From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
own
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
persecution
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
place
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
prisoner
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From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
reached
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
soon
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
spent
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible night was followed by a day of massacre still more horrible.
taking
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAWTHORN OF THE CEMETERY OF THE INNOCENTS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
tried
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
trying
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From this reading She spent a part of the morning in attending to La Mole, and the rest in trying to guess the enigma, which her mind could not discover.
vain
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King of Navarre remained a prisoner in the Louvre, the persecution of the Huguenots went on hotter than ever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
whispered
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
words
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From this reading As soon as Marguerite reached her own apartments she tried in vain to divine the words which Catharine de Médicis had whispered to Charles IX., and which had cut short the terrible council of life and death which was taking place.
