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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 He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
Abbe
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
absence
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
affability
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
affection
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
all
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
arrival
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
artists
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
assembled
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From this reading There his friends were assembled in full chat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
beloved
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
brother
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
business
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
chambre
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
chat
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From this reading There his friends were assembled in full chat.
de
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
endeavoring
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
Fifty
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From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
Fouquet
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
friends
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From this reading There his friends were assembled in full chat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
full
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From this reading There his friends were assembled in full chat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
heard
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
honors
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
house
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
humor
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
intendant
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
joy
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
men
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
minute
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
munificence
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
murmur
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
perron
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
persons
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From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
place
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
poets
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From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
premier
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
return
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
salon
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
served
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
straight
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
superintendent
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From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
supper
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
There
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From this reading There his friends were assembled in full chat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the arrival of the superintendent, a murmur of joy and affection was heard; Fouquet, full of affability, good humor, and munificence, was beloved by his poets, his artists, and his men of business.
valet
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From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
waiting
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From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
watched
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From this reading The intendant was about to order supper to be served, but, above all, the Abbe Fouquet watched for the return of his brother, and was endeavoring to do the honors of the house in his absence.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even take the time to place himself in the hands of his valet de chambre for a minute, but from the perron went straight into the premier salon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fifty persons were waiting for the superintendent.
