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1781
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
arrivals
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
became
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
bread
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
burned
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
ceased
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
central
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
chosen
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From this reading The place chosen was La Porte St. Martin.
created
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
deprived
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
eighteen
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
grain
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
happened
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
June
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
king
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
La
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From this reading The place chosen was La Porte St. Martin.
less
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
loaf
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
Martin
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From this reading The place chosen was La Porte St. Martin.
month
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
more
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
OPERA
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From this reading SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
ordered
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
Palais
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
Paris
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
perished
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
persons
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
place
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
pleasure
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
Porte
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From this reading The place chosen was La Porte St. Martin.
prejudice
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
quartern
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
removal
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
risen
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
Royal
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
ruins
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
second
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
see
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
seven
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
SOME
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From this reading SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA.
sorrowful
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
sous
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
spot
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
St
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From this reading The place chosen was La Porte St. Martin.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
temple
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From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA.
then
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
Twenty
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
vexed
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From this reading The king, vexed to see Paris deprived for so long of its Opera, became as sorrowful as if the arrivals of grain had ceased, or bread had risen to more than seven sous the quartern loaf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Opera, that temple of pleasure at Paris, was burned in the month of June, 1781.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
WORDS
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From this reading SOME WORDS ABOUT THE OPERA.
years
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From this reading Twenty persons had perished in the ruins; and as it was the second time within eighteen years that this had happened, it created a prejudice against the place where it then stood, in the Palais Royal, and the king had ordered its removal to a less central spot.
