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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 What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
anger
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
any
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
Barroux
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
certainly
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
comes
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
condemned
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From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
control
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
doing
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
down
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
Duvillard
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
exclaimed
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
fall
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From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
full
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
get
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
Grenoble
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
handed
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
he's
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
includes
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
longer
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
man
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
ministry
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
ministry's
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From this reading If the ministry's condemned let it fall!
Monferrand
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
most
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
naturally
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
old
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
out
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
Paris
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
passion
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
prestige
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
professor
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
protesting
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
recollection
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
refusal
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
rose
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
sat
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
set
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
stupid
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
Taboureau
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From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
theatre
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
theatres
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
Then
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
There
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
things
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From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
turn
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
waiting
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
Why
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From this reading Then, as Monferrand sat down, no longer protesting but waiting, Duvillard, who was again thinking of his passion, full of anger at the recollection of Barroux' refusal, rose in his turn, and exclaimed: "Why, certainly!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
worn-out
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From this reading There you have an old, worn-out professor without any prestige, who comes to Paris from Grenoble, and has never set foot in a theatre in his life!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the control of the theatres is handed over to him, and naturally he's ever doing the most stupid things!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What good can you get out of a ministry which includes such a man as Taboureau!
