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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 stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
any
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
astuteness
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
August
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
banker
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
battle
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
c'est
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
came
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
city
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
cool-headedness
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
courage
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
croix
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
culminated
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
defeat
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
displayed
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
doubted
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
English
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
evil
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
excitement
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
Flight
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
foresight
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
greatest
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
greatness
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
height
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
John
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
l'appesantir
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
news
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
number
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
other
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
owe
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
Paris
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
qualities
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
reached
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
Repousser
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
sa
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From this reading Flight "Repousser sa croix, c'est l'appesantir."
Saturday
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
stout
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
tidings
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
Times
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From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, the evil tidings came to the city from the English _Times_.
Turner
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From this reading Of this defeat John Turner had, as I believe, the news before any other in Paris.
undoubtedly
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
week
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
Weissenburg
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From this reading During the first week of August the excitement in Paris reached its greatest height, and culminated on the Saturday after the battle of Weissenburg.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
world
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From this reading The stout banker, whose astuteness I had never doubted, displayed at this time a number of those qualities--such as courage, cool-headedness and foresight--to which we undoubtedly owe our greatness in the world.
