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accompanied
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
all
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
away
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
BUCKET
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From this reading THE BUCKET.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
chapter
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
cleaning
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
countess
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
crowds
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
days
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
de
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
employed
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
endeavored
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
enthusiasm
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
experiments
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
give
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
given
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
go
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
hundreds
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
idea
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
interest
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
king
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
M
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
Mesmer
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
Paris
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
people
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
perform
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
permission
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
princesses
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
publicly
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From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
queen
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
Rohan
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
see
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snow
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
streets
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
sweepers
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
talking
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From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
thaw
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUCKET.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
two
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
visit
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From this reading It was two days after the visit of M. de Rohan to the countess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
weather
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather was fine, and the thaw was complete, and hundreds of sweepers were employed in cleaning away the snow from the streets.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The king, as we know, had given permission to the queen to go and see what all Paris was talking of, accompanied by one of the princesses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have endeavored to give an idea in the last chapter of the interest and enthusiasm which drew such crowds of the people to see M. Mesmer perform publicly his wonderful experiments.
