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Marguerite de Valois
Marguerite de Valois

Chapter XI

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MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Marguerite de Valois

Chapter XI

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MAÎTRE AMBROISE PARÉ'S CONFRÈRE.
Line 2
The tumbril in which Coconnas and La Mole were laid started back toward Paris, following in the shadow the guiding group.
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It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.
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The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.
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When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “When he arrived, neither of the two men had recovered consciousness.”

Shadow noun US /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.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It stopped at the Louvre, and the driver was amply rewarded.”

Toward preposition US /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.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The wounded men were carried to the Duc d'Alençon's quarters, and Maître Ambroise Paré was sent for.”

All words in this reading · 49

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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.