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act
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
aide-de-camp
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Asylum
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
auditorium
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Baron
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
box
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
boxes
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
brilliant
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Comtesse
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
curtain
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
de
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
Desvanneaux
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
Duchesse
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
Durand
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
friend
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
General
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
hand
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
husband
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
Industrial
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
interesting
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
large
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
Lenaieff
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
Lisieux
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
loge
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
Madame
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
Marquis
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
Montgeron
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
more
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
much
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
night
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Nointel
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
notary
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
orchestra
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
Orphan
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
other
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
play
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Prerolles
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
pretender
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
proscenium
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
recently
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
rejected
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
rose
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
Samoreau
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
sat
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
seats
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
second
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
seen
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
son
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
subscription
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
Thomery
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
treasurer
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From this reading Among the subscription seats in the orchestra sat the Baron de Samoreau, the notary Durand, treasurer of the Industrial Orphan Asylum; the aide-de-camp of General Lenaieff, beside his friend the Marquis de Prerolles.
Tuesday
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From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
unoccupied
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From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
Vermont
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
Vicomtesse
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From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Tuesday, the subscription night; the auditorium was as much the more brilliant as the play was more interesting than on other nights.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One large box, the first proscenium loge on the right, was still unoccupied when the curtain rose on the second act.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one of the proscenium boxes sat the Duchesse de Montgeron with the Comtesse de Lisieux; in another the Vicomtesse de Nointel and Madame Thomery.
youthful
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From this reading In the first box on the left Madame Desvanneaux was to be seen, with her husband and her son, the youthful and recently rejected pretender to the hand of Mademoiselle de Vermont.
