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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 When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
all
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
appeal
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
Archbishop
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
authority
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
became
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
bed
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
bed-side
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
Belley
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
best
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
beverages
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
bottle
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
bottles
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
canon
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
canons
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From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
cardinals
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From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
cheer
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
clergy
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
customers
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
daintiest
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
de
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
deprive
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
dignitary
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
distilled
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
drinking
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
drops
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
essences
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
example
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
excessive
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
finding
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
flavoured
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
forbade
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
France
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
French
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
gently
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
glasses
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
ill
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
indeed
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
indulging
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
interdicted
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
laid
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
liqueurs
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
looking
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
M
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
manufactured
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
met
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
neatly
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
nuns
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
out
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
Paris
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From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
pleasure
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
remarking
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
Rollet
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
storm
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
strong
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
table
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
threatened
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
tone
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From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canons took the tone from the cardinals.
Ursulines
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From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
visit
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in the Archbishop of Paris himself, M. de Belley, the clergy of France had example to which they might appeal as authority for indulging in good cheer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was such canons who were the best customers of the nuns who distilled liqueurs, and of the Ursulines who manufactured the daintiest drops flavoured by the daintiest essences!
wine
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
wish
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From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
wroth
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From this reading When the French canon Rollet became ill through excessive drinking, his doctor interdicted all strong beverages, and was not a little wroth, on his next visit, at finding the dignitary in bed indeed, but at his bed-side a little table, neatly laid out with bottles and glasses.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The canon met the threatened storm by gently remarking:--“Doctor, when you forbade me drinking wine, you did not wish to deprive me of the pleasure of looking at the bottle!”
