adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
corroborationnounUS /kərˌɔːbərˈeɪʃən/
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
depositionsnounUS /ˌdepəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “deposition” — the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
FossenounUS /fɑːs/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
LanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
MarcelnounUS /mɑːrˈsel/
a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
PalacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
Saint-Eustache
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From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
ToulousenounUS /tuːˈluːz/
a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “For me,” said the King, “these depositions were not necessary.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading La Fosse was there, because it would seem that the King had grown fond of him, and could not be without him since his coming to Toulouse.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading We were standing--at least, La Fosse and I were standing, Louis XIII sat--in a room, of the Palace of Toulouse, where I had had the honour of being brought before His Majesty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For the courts, however, perhaps it is well that you have had them taken; moreover, they form a valuable corroboration of the treason which you lay to the charge of Monsieur de Saint-Eustache.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your word, my dear Marcel, would have sufficed.
