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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 The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
Abbe
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
all
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
atheist
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
backgammon
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The game was the first tie between them.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
capable
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
Chaperon
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
charitable
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From this reading Then Minoret was charitable, and the abbe was the Fenelon of the Gatinais.
cure
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
Curiously
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
education
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
enough
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
explains
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
extremes
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
favorite
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
Fenelon
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From this reading Then Minoret was charitable, and the abbe was the Fenelon of the Gatinais.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The game was the first tie between them.
friends
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
fully
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
game
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
Gatinais
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From this reading Then Minoret was charitable, and the abbe was the Fenelon of the Gatinais.
God
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
loved
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
man
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
materialistic
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
meet
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
Minoret
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From this reading Then Minoret was charitable, and the abbe was the Fenelon of the Gatinais.
much
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
Nemours
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
old
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
only
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
person
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
played
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
priesthood
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
proverb
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
skill
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From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
soon
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From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The game was the first tie between them.
Then
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From this reading Then Minoret was charitable, and the abbe was the Fenelon of the Gatinais.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
tie
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From this reading The game was the first tie between them.
understanding
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
varied
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game was the first tie between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Curiously enough, though it explains the old proverb that “extremes meet,” the materialistic doctor and the cure of Nemours were soon friends.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
wide
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From this reading Both had had a wide and varied education; the man of God was the only person in all Nemours who was fully capable of understanding the atheist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old man loved backgammon, a favorite game of the priesthood, and the Abbe Chaperon played it with about as much skill as he himself.
