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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 In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
applauded
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
banquet
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
ceremony
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From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
des
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
dress
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
Emperor
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
Etats
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
evening
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
exclaimed
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
France
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
friendly
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
full
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
gave
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
gravity
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
historic
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
hundred
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
imprudent
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From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
independence
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
ladies
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
later
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From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
Louvre
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
more
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
much
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
official
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From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
officials
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
own
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
people
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
persons
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
place
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From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
proposing
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
regretted
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From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
robes
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
Salle
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
speech
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From this reading An imprudent speech which he must have regretted later.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
There
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
three
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From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening, the Emperor gave a banquet to three hundred persons at the Louvre, in the Salle des Etats.
toast
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From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
uniform
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From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
Vendôme
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From this reading The official ceremony took place in the Place Vendôme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There, ladies in full dress, magistrates in their robes, and officials in uniform applauded with more gravity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As he was proposing a toast, which has remained historic, he exclaimed: “If France has done so much for a friendly people what would she not do for her own independence?”
