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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
city
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Coconnas
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From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
de
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departed
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DISPOSES
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duke
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followed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
GOD
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
Henry
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From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
King
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knocking
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La
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Louvre
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Madame
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MAN
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Marguerite
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men
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Mole
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From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
most
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Nevers
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profound
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PROPOSES
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reigned
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Rue
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said
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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
Tizon
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From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
young
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