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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 There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
all
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
begun
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
Bourdonnais
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN LA JONQUIERE.
Cellamare
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
Chevalier
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
chiefs
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
conspiracy
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
conspirators
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
d'Amour
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From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
d'Harmental
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
des
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
drink
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
Dubois
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
eat
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
equivocal
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
everywhere
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
famous
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
history
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
hotel
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
houses
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
interview
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
JONQUIERE
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From this reading CAPTAIN LA JONQUIERE.
L'Eveille
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
LA
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From this reading CAPTAIN LA JONQUIERE.
learned
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
lodge
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
luck
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From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
Maitre
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From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
Muids
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From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
nocturnal
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
officer
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
Paris
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
police
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
reader
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
received
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
related
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
Rue
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
search
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
suspected
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
Tapin
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
taught
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From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
then
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From this reading It was, however, by luck or by cleverness, Maitre Tapin himself who, in the Rue des Bourdonnais and in the hotel Muids d'Amour, found La Jonquiere, who was then a nightmare to Dubois.
There
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From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
transmitted
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From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was, as the reader has learned, in the Rue des Bourdonnais, a hotel where one could lodge, eat, and drink.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The conspiracy of Cellamare, which we have related in a history of the Chevalier d'Harmental, had taught them that everywhere conspirators were to be found.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his nocturnal interview with Dubois, Tapin had received the famous name of La Jonquiere, and had transmitted it to L'Eveille, who had passed it to all the chiefs of police, who had begun to search for the suspected officer in all the equivocal houses in Paris.
