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All
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From this reading All at once the king became thoughtful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
became
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From this reading All at once the king became thoughtful.
best
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
black
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
closed
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
Colbert
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From this reading The king was at work with Colbert.
condemn
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
culprits
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
death
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
English
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
eyes
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
Fouquet
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
hastening
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
horses
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
intendant
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
king
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From this reading The king was at work with Colbert.
Louvre
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
made
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
men
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
Monsieur
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
mounting
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
once
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From this reading All at once the king became thoughtful.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
rather
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
recurred
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
said
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
saw
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
seems
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
sentences
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
signed
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
sometimes
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
speed
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From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
spots
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
thoughtful
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From this reading All at once the king became thoughtful.
throne
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
two
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From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
very
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime Fouquet was hastening to the Louvre, at the best speed of his English horses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two sentences of death he had signed on mounting his throne sometimes recurred to his memory; they were two black spots which he saw with his eyes open; two spots of blood which he saw when his eyes were closed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king was at work with Colbert.
work
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From this reading The king was at work with Colbert.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Monsieur,” said he, rather sharply, to the intendant; “it sometimes seems to me that those two men you made me condemn were not very great culprits.”
