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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 They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
abode
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
accept
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
all
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
all-powerful
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From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
appearances
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
approaching
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
armed
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
aware
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
bestow
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
certainly
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
chapel
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
Collegio
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
coming
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confessed
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From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
cunning
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decisive
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directed
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
directs
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disappearance
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display
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From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
dispossessed
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
effacement
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
fashioned
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
feigned
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feigning
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
foreign
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
foresaw
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formerly
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
genius
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Germanico
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
Gesu
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
guides
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From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
hand
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hidden
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hospitality
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
Infallibility
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
influence
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
Jesuits
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
judging
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
longer
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
many
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
masterly
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masters
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mere
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
modestly
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
nowadays
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
officiated
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
own
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
papacy
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papal
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
People
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Pierre
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From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
proclamation
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
readiness
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
really
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reduced
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
refuge
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
remain
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Romano
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
Rome
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said
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
slightest
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From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
social
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
sought
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
souls
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
task
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
taught
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From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
there
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From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
upheavals
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
weapon
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pierre was aware that, judging by mere appearances, the Jesuits were nowadays dispossessed of all influence in Rome.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Was one to believe, however, that this effacement was but masterly cunning, a feigned disappearance in order that they might really remain secret, all-powerful masters, the hidden hand which directs and guides everything?
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They no longer officiated at the Gesu, they no longer directed the Collegio Romano, where they formerly fashioned so many souls; and with no abode of their own, reduced to accept foreign hospitality, they had modestly sought a refuge at the Collegio Germanico, where there is a little chapel.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There they taught and there they still confessed, but without the slightest bustle or display.
work
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From this reading People certainly said that the proclamation of papal Infallibility had been their work, a weapon with which they had armed themselves whilst feigning to bestow it on the papacy, in readiness for the coming decisive task which their genius foresaw in the approaching social upheavals.
