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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 At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
abode
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
accessible
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
addressed
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
admitted
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
announced
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
audience
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
Bernouin
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
bidden
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
Cardinal
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
Cerberus
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
chamber
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
charm
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
communicate
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
convent
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
counsel
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
court
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
difficulty
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
dismounted
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
door
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
doorkeepers
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
easily
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
enough
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
fear
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
formal
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
gate
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
go
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
gold
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
guard
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
guards
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
horse
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
importance
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
information
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
interrogatory
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
man
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
Mazarin
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
moment
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
more
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
mounted
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
often
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
Palais
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
queen
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
quitted
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
Royal
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
second
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
soften
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
solicited
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
speech
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
staircase
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
sufficiently
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
tied
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From this reading The young man having left his horse tied to the gate in the court, mounted the great staircase and addressed the guard in the first chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
tormented
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From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
true
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
underwent
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From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
very
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
wand
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although the cardinal was often tormented by fear, he was more often in need of counsel and information, and he was therefore sufficiently accessible.
watched
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From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was therefore at the third door that those who solicited or were bidden to an audience underwent their formal interrogatory.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The true difficulty of being admitted was not to be found at the first door, and even the second was passed easily enough; but at the third watched, besides the guard and the doorkeepers, the faithful Bernouin, a Cerberus whom no speech could soften, no wand, even of gold, could charm.
young
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From this reading At the very moment when the queen quitted the convent to go to the Palais Royal, a young man dismounted at the gate of this royal abode and announced to the guards that he had something of importance to communicate to Cardinal Mazarin.
