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All
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
alliance
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
belief
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
bound
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
break
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
citizens
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
coming
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
country
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
deluded
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
Europe
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
favored
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
FEDERATION
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From this reading THE FEDERATION OF FRANCE.
foolish
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
FRANCE
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From this reading THE FEDERATION OF FRANCE.
gain
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
genius
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
girdle
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
ideas
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
King
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
later
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
laugh
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
Men
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
Mirabeau
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
movement
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FEDERATION OF FRANCE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
overpower
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
Paris
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
people
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From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
plot
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
politics
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
preceded
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
realm
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
result
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
royalty
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
sight
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From this reading He deluded himself into the belief that the sight of royalty would result in an alliance which no plot could break.
sometimes
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
sublime
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEDERATION OF FRANCE.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
together
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
tyros
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
United
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
utopists
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From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
well
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From this reading Men of genius sometimes have these sublime but foolish ideas at which the tyros in politics may well laugh.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the realm had bound itself together in the girdle of Federation, one which preceded the United Europe of later utopists.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mirabeau had favored the movement, thinking that the King would gain by the country people coming to Paris, where they might overpower the citizens.
