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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 Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
affairs
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Algerian
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
articles
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
Autumn
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From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
becoming
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
cabinet
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
campaign
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
celebrated
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
chamber
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
colony
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
connection
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
considerable
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
Count
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
DE
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From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
Du
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
early
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
entire
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
favor
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Francaise
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
furnished
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
gained
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
give
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
information
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
La
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
Lambert
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
leading
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
made
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
MARELLE
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From this reading MADAME DE MARELLE Autumn had come.
material
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
menacing
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Morocco
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
new
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
news
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
newspaper
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
October
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
only
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Paris
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
political
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
power
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
prestige
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
provinces
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
resume
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Roy
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
Roys
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
Sarrazin
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
sessions
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From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
sought
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From this reading "La Vie Francaise" had gained considerable prestige by its connection with the power; it was the first to give political news, and every newspaper in Paris and the provinces sought information from it.
speech
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
spent
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
summer
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
ten
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From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
Vie
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
vigorous
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From this reading The Du Roys had spent the entire summer in Paris, leading a vigorous campaign in "La Vie Francaise," in favor of the new cabinet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although it was only the early part of October, the chamber was about to resume its sessions, for affairs in Morocco were becoming menacing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The celebrated speech made by Count de Lambert Sarrazin had furnished Du Roy with material for ten articles on the Algerian colony.
