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1829
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
36
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
Academie
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
agreeably
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
called
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
cccxxii
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From this reading STERNE--Tristram Shandy, ch. cccxxii.
ch
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From this reading STERNE--Tristram Shandy, ch. cccxxii.
deliberation
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
des
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
distinguished
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
drawing
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
easily
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
end
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
entered
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
excisable
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
flourished
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
gambling
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
gaming-houses
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
hat
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
hells
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
just
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
law
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
Le
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
made
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
man
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
Member
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
Monsieur
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
month
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
mounted
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
much
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
nature
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
number
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
October
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
omitted
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
opened
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
out
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
Palais-Royal
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
passion
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
path
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
please
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
protects
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
querulous
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
representing
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
Savary
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
Sciences
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
serpentine
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
Shandy
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From this reading STERNE--Tristram Shandy, ch. cccxxii.
sir
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
staircase
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
STERNE
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From this reading STERNE--Tristram Shandy, ch. cccxxii.
stick
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
tip
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From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
too
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From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
Tristram
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From this reading STERNE--Tristram Shandy, ch. cccxxii.
very
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
voice
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From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To Monsieur Savary, Member of Le Academie des Sciences. [omitted: a drawing representing the serpentine path made by the tip of a stick when flourished.]
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He mounted the staircase of one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too much deliberation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
young
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From this reading Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered the Palais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law which protects a passion by its very nature easily excisable.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your hat, sir, if you please?” a thin, querulous voice called out.
