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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 To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
archbishop
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
aware
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
beauty
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
brother
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
characteristics
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
day
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
de
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
easy
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
few
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
FRANCOISES
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From this reading THE TWO FRANCOISES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
indeed
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
king's
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
knew
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
lost
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
Louis
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
marriage
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
married
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
message
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
Montespan
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
new
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
obstinacy
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
others
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
plans
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
receiving
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From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
said
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
shake
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FRANCOISES.
then
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
there
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Montespan had retired to rest, easy in her mind, after receiving the message from her brother.
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
to-night
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From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
trifles
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO FRANCOISES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
well
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From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew Louis as few others knew him, and she was well aware of that obstinacy in trifles which was one of his characteristics.
wit
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From this reading To-morrow was a new day, and if it did not shake the king's plans, then indeed she must have lost her wit as well as her beauty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had said that he would be married by the archbishop, then the archbishop it must be; to-night, at least, there should be no marriage.
