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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 THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
accorded
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
admittedly
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
aim
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
all
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
approach
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
back
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
beautiful
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
citadelnounUS /ˈsɪt.ə.del/
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
city
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
curiosity
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
curious
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
daily
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
delightfully
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
delights
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
delirium
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
dissipated
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
drunk
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
excesses
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
exquisitely
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
extravagance
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
features
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
few
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
France's
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
gardens
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
gates
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
gilded
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
gold
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
guards
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
held
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
How
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
interest
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
intimate
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
iron
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
joy
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
knowledge
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
led
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
libertines
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
licentious
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
list
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
lived
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
mad
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
matters
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
method
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
mistresses
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
more
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
mystery
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
noble
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
object
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
ordered
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
Palais
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
Paris
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
pleasure-sated
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
pleasures
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
prince
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
regally
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
REGENT
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
rows
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
Royal
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
sensuality
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
source
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
SUPPER
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From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
temptingly
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
there
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
trees
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
unbridled
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
uniform
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From this reading In the Palais Royal, back of the regally beautiful gardens, back of the noble rows of trees, beyond the gates of iron and the guards in uniform, lived France's regent, in a city of libertines the prince of libertines.
unregulated
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
unspeakably
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
vice
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From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
wicked
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From this reading How unspeakably unbridled, how delightfully wicked, how temptingly ingenious in their features the little suppers of the regent might be--these were matters of curious interest to all, of intimate knowledge to but few.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE LITTLE SUPPER OF THE REGENT Paris, city of delights, Paris drunk with gold, mad with the delirium of excesses, Paris with no aim except joy, no method but extravagance, held within her gilded gates one citadel of sensuality which remained ever an object of mystery, a source of curiosity even in that dissipated and pleasure-sated city.
wives
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From this reading In a city where there were more mistresses than wives, he it was who led the list of the licentious.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In a city of unregulated vice and yet of exquisitely ordered taste, he it was who accorded to himself daily pleasures which were admittedly beyond approach.
