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42
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
affreux
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
all
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
amants
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
aux
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
bears
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
beautiful
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
besogne
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
Bourgogne
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
ceux
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
conceived
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
Corneille
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
de
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
delighted
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
Depuis
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
dernier
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
dis-je
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
donné
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
dramatique
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
encor
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
est
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
et
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
execrable
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
fashion
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
favour
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
flattered
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
funeste
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
gazeteer
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
grand
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
haste
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
ici
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
intitulé
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
L'absence
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
l'aîné
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
l'entendre
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
l'hôtel
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
l'Œdipe
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
la
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
le
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
Loret
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
made
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
Mais
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
masterpiece
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
months
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
much
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
ne
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
Old
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
only
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
ou
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
ouvrage
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
pathétique
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
pen
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
peste
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
peu
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
peut
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
please
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
plus
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
poet
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
qu'étale
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
Que
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
Quelque
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
Qui
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
ravage
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
received
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
sans
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
se
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
sentir
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
si
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
signalé
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
Son
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
Superintendent
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
taken
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
temps
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
tendre
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
things
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
two
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
verses
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
voir
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
vrais
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From this reading Quelque ravage affreux qu'étale ici la peste, L'absence aux vrais amants est encor plus funeste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
week
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
witness
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From this reading The gazeteer, Loret, bears witness to this in the execrable verses of a poet who has to write so much a week:
work
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From this reading This work, which was in the fashion and was, after all, from the pen of the great Corneille, was received with favour.
write
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
émouvoir
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From this reading Monsieur de Corneille l'aîné, Depuis peu de temps a donné A ceux de l'hôtel de Bourgogne[42] Son dernier ouvrage ou besogne, Ouvrage grand et signalé, Qui _l'Œdipe_ est intitulé, Ouvrage, dis-je, dramatique, Mais si tendre et si pathétique, Que, sans se sentir émouvoir, On ne peut l'entendre ou le voir.
Œdipe
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From this reading Old Corneille, delighted with himself for having conceived such beautiful things, flattered himself that _Œdipe_ was his masterpiece, although it had taken him only two months to write it; he had made haste in order to please the Superintendent.
