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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 Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
administration
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
all
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
Always
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
ambitions
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
arrondissement
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
authorities
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
bourgeoisie
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
convinced
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
corpse
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
courage
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
depends
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desperate
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
directors
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
dramatic
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
efforts
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
enterprise
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
eternally
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
event
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
fatal
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
feel
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
galvanize
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
given
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
heard
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
history
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
honors
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
immense
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
impossibility
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
lesser
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
magnificently
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
matters
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
mayor
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
meddle
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
misfortunes
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
more
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
most
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
Now
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
Odeon
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
once
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
other
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
parts
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
perennial
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
Phellion
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
place
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
prosperity
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
quarter
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
rewarded
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
ruined
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
saviours
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
second
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
share
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
small
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
stands
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
successive
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From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
taken
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From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
theatre
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
theatrical
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From this reading Now to meddle with theatrical matters is one of the eternally perennial ambitions of the lesser bourgeoisie.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
There
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always, therefore, the successive saviours of the Odeon feel themselves magnificently rewarded if they are given ever so small a share in the administration of that enterprise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Between the first and second parts of this history an immense event had taken place in the life of Phellion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
wrong
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From this reading Right or wrong, the quarter in which this dramatic impossibility stands is convinced that its prosperity depends upon it; so that more than once the mayor and other authorities of the arrondissement have, with a courage that honors them, taken part in the most desperate efforts to galvanize the corpse.
years
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From this reading There is no one who has not heard of the misfortunes of the Odeon, that fatal theatre which, for years, ruined all its directors.
