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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 A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
affairs
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
Again
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
answered
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
anxious
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
baths
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
bent
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
brilliant
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From this reading Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys was extremely excited, a pale flush was upon his usually quiet countenance, and in his keen and brilliant eyes shone a fire only repressed by a strong effort of will.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys was extremely excited, a pale flush was upon his usually quiet countenance, and in his keen and brilliant eyes shone a fire only repressed by a strong effort of will.
cabinet
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
calm
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
content
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
countenance
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From this reading Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys was extremely excited, a pale flush was upon his usually quiet countenance, and in his keen and brilliant eyes shone a fire only repressed by a strong effort of will.
de
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down
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Drouyn
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effort
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elbows
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Emperor
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
excited
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expectations
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
expressed
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
extremely
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eyes
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face
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features
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
fire
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flush
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foreign
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FRANCE
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From this reading THE MARSHALS OF FRANCE.
Gloom
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
gravity
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
hand
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
head
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health
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
keen
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knees
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left
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Lhuys
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listening
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longer
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
MARSHALS
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From this reading THE MARSHALS OF FRANCE.
minister
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Monsieur
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moustache
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Napoleon
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARSHALS OF FRANCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
only
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overspread
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pale
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points
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political
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
quiet
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report
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repressed
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sat
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
security
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
shone
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short
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
situation
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
slightly
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
sojourn
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
strengthened
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
strong
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supported
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARSHALS OF FRANCE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
Tuileries
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
twisting
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From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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usually
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Vichy
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From this reading A short sojourn at the baths of Vichy had not strengthened his health, and the political situation had not answered his expectations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys was extremely excited, a pale flush was upon his usually quiet countenance, and in his keen and brilliant eyes shone a fire only repressed by a strong effort of will.
wearied
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From this reading Again the Emperor Napoleon sat in his cabinet at the Tuileries, but his wearied and anxious features no longer expressed content and calm security.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Monsieur Drouyn de Lhuys was extremely excited, a pale flush was upon his usually quiet countenance, and in his keen and brilliant eyes shone a fire only repressed by a strong effort of will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gloom and gravity overspread his face, he supported his elbows on his knees and bent down his head, slightly twisting the points of his moustache with his left hand, whilst listening to the report of the minister of foreign affairs, who sat before him.
