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1830
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
authority
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
became
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
become
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
calculated
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
clerk
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
companion
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
d'Argenteuil
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
department
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
disposal
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
enjoyed
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
enough
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
events
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
fall
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
far
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
finance
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
floor
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
forced
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
formerly
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
francs
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From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
future
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
given
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
glad
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
honorably
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
hope
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
hundred
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From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
immediately
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From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
July
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
lodging
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
Louis-Jerome
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
lowest
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
Madame
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
ministry
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
Monsieur
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
more
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
mutual
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
new-comers
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
office
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
other
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
paid
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From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
pension
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
position
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
prudent
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
put
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
resignnounUS /resign/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
resigning
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
rue
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
scarcely
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
seen
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
service
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
seventeen
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From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
shrewdly
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From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
sister
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
sub-director
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
subaltern
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
talked
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
terror
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From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
then
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
thereof
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
Thuillier
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
trembled
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
twenty-six
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
Villele
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was right; for a pension of seventeen hundred francs was paid to him immediately.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
wife
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From this reading When the prudent sub-director first talked of resigning, his sister, who was far more the companion of his life than his wife, trembled for his future.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What will become of Thuillier?” was a question which Madame and Mademoiselle Thuillier put to each other with mutual terror in their little lodging on a third floor of the rue d’Argenteuil.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He calculated, shrewdly enough, that his pension would be honorably and readily given by the new-comers, glad to have another office at their disposal.
years
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From this reading At the fall of the Villele ministry, Monsieur Louis-Jerome Thuillier, who had then seen twenty-six years’ service as a clerk in the ministry of finance, became sub-director of a department thereof; but scarcely had he enjoyed the subaltern authority of a position formerly his lowest hope, when the events of July, 1830, forced him to resign it.
