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AMBROISE
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From this reading MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
amply
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From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
arrived
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From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
back
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
carried
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
Coconnas
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
CONFRÈRE
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From this reading MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
consciousness
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From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
d'Alençon's
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
driver
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From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
Duc
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
following
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
group
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
guiding
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
La
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
laid
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
Louvre
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From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
MAÎTRE
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From this reading MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
men
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
Mole
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
Paris
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
Paré
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
PARÉ'S
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From this reading MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
quarters
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
recovered
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From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
rewarded
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From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
sent
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
started
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
tumbril
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From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
two
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From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
wounded
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From this reading The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.