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1792
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
23
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
ale-house
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MINOS, ÆACUS, AND RHADAMANTHUS.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
back-room
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
become
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
café
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
called
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
closely
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
courtesy
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
d
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
dared
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
day
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
DU
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From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
famous
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
Gironde
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
held
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
history
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
kiss
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
meetings
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
men
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
MINOS
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From this reading MINOS, ÆACUS, AND RHADAMANTHUS.
Mountain
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
October
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From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was there, on the 23d day of October, 1792, that the Mountain and the Gironde exchanged their famous kiss.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
PAON
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From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
POT-HOUSE
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From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
powerful
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
public
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
RHADAMANTHUS
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From this reading MINOS, ÆACUS, AND RHADAMANTHUS.
RUE
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From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
speak
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POT-HOUSE OF THE RUE DU PAON I.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
there
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From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
venture
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
watched
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From this reading It was there that from time to time those men, so powerful and so closely watched that they dared not venture to speak to one another in public, held their secret meetings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the Rue du Paon there was an ale-house called by courtesy a café, and in this café a back-room which has since become famous in history.
ÆACUS
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From this reading MINOS, ÆACUS, AND RHADAMANTHUS.
