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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 Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
administrative
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
almost
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
ancestors
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
banks
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
Beaumont
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
Beaumont-l'Église
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
Beaumont-la-Ville
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
birth
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From this reading The Cathedral explains everything, has given birth to and preserved everything.
Bishop's
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
built
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
cambric
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
Cathedral
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
century
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
class
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
common
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
completely
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
composed
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
crowded
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
dates
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
distinct
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
district
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
divisions
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
elegant
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
enlarged
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
enriched
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Cathedral explains everything, has given birth to and preserved everything.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
explains
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From this reading The Cathedral explains everything, has given birth to and preserved everything.
extent
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
father
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
five
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
gates
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
given
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From this reading The Cathedral explains everything, has given birth to and preserved everything.
go
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
hill
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
hours
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
hundred
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
immured
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
inhabitants
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
lace
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
lead
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
leagues
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
led
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
Ligneul
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
longer
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
manufactories
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
modern
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
narrow
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
nearly
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
northern
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
number
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
old
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
only
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
other
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
Palace
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
Paris
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
past
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
peculiar
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
people
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
persons
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
population
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
preserved
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From this reading The Cathedral explains everything, has given birth to and preserved everything.
public
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
rail
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
ramparts
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
remain
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
scarcely
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
seems
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
separated
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
seventeenth
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
several
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
similar
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
son
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
southern
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
squares
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
stationary
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
stifling
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
streets
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
style
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
sub-prefecture
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
suburb
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
success
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
ten
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
there
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
thirty
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
thousand
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
three
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From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
thus
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From this reading These two divisions, the northern district and the southern district, have thus no longer anything in common except in an administrative way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
together
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
twelfth
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
two
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
villages
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
way
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From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Although scarcely thirty leagues from Paris, where one can go by rail in two hours, Beaumont-l’Église seems to be still immured in its old ramparts, of which, however, only three gates remain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beaumont is composed of two villages, completely separated and quite distinct one from the other--Beaumont-l’Église, on the hill with its old Cathedral of the twelfth century, its Bishop’s Palace which dates only from the seventeenth century, its inhabitants, scarcely one thousand in number, who are crowded together in an almost stifling way in its narrow streets; and Beaumont-la-Ville, at the foot of the hill, on the banks of the Ligneul, an ancient suburb, which the success of its manufactories of lace and fine cambric has enriched and enlarged to such an extent that it has a population of nearly ten thousand persons, several public squares, and an elegant sub-prefecture built in the modern style.
years
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From this reading A stationary, peculiar class of people lead there a life similar to that which their ancestors had led from father to son during the past five hundred years.
