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1792
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
acquaintances
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
bare
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
beautiful
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
bold
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
certain
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
common
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From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
consummate
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
deal
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From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
enemies
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
enjoyed
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
extremely
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
friends
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
gossip
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
held
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
household
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
indeed
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From this reading Perhaps, indeed, she was rather silly.
interior
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
Issoudun
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
laying
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
made
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
malignity
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
man
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
most
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
named
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
neighborhood
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
parlance
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From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, indeed, she was rather silly.
physician
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
prying
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
rather
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From this reading Perhaps, indeed, she was rather silly.
Rouget
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
say
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From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
services
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
silly
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From this reading Perhaps, indeed, she was rather silly.
slander
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
succeeded
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From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the prying of friends, the slander of enemies, and the gossip of acquaintances, had never succeeded in laying bare the interior of that household.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
tongues
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
townspeople
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From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
unhappy
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In 1792 the townspeople of Issoudun enjoyed the services of a physician named Rouget, whom they held to be a man of consummate malignity.
wife
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doctor Rouget was a man of whom we say in common parlance, "He is not pleasant to deal with."
woman
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From this reading Were we to believe certain bold tongues, he made his wife extremely unhappy, although she was the most beautiful woman of the neighborhood.
