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Chapter XVII
MESMER AND ST. MARTIN. The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people. Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette. This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MESMER AND ST.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
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From this reading MARTIN.
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From this reading MESMER AND ST.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
not any; not one
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading MESMER AND ST.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dr. Mesmer, who had given to it his own name, was then in Paris, as we have already heard from Marie Antoinette.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
which person or people
From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
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From this reading The fashionable study in Paris at this time, and that which engrossed most of those who had no business to attend to, was Mesmerism—a mysterious science, badly defined by its discoverers, who did not wish to render it too plain to the eyes of the people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This Doctor Mesmer deserves a few words from us, as his name was then in all mouths.
