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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 Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
attack
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
ATTENDS
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From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
brother
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
Charny
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
completely
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
Count
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
desk
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
familiar
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
forge
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From this reading The forge was one, the study the other.
fortnight
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
guard
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
halt
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
KING
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From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
looking
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
master
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
MATTERS
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From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
night
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
noticed
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The forge was one, the study the other.
only
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
other
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From this reading The forge was one, the study the other.
out
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
papers
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
places
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
PUBLIC
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From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
Queen
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
rioters
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
round
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
royal
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
seated
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
seeming
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
set
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From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
study
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From this reading The forge was one, the study the other.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KING ATTENDS TO PUBLIC MATTERS.
Tuileries
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
two
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From this reading Though the King had been only a fortnight in the Tuileries he had two places fitted out completely for him.
up
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
walked
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From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forge was one, the study the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Charny walked up to the desk at which his royal master seated himself without looking round at the papers with which he was familiar.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Count Charny,” began the King at last, yet seeming to halt, “I noticed one thing, on the night of the attack by the rioters, you stood by me while you set your brother on guard over the Queen.”
