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La Vendée

Chapter VIII

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LE MOUCHOIR ROUGE.
Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.
At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.
Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.
If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.
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La Vendée

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LE MOUCHOIR ROUGE.
Line 2
Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.
Line 3
At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.
Line 4
Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.
Line 5
If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.”

All words in this reading · 59

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advance

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

almost

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

also

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

any

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

care

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

Cathelineau

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

Coron

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

d'Elbée

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

dare

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

de

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

Denot

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

Father

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

house

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

interfered

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

Jerome

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

joined

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

Larochejaquelin

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

LE

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From this reading LE MOUCHOIR ROUGE.

M

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

MOUCHOIR

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From this reading LE MOUCHOIR ROUGE.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

oppose

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

proposed

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

provisions

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

rate

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

remnant

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

republican

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

ROUGE

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From this reading LE MOUCHOIR ROUGE.

royalist

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

Saumur

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

sent

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

shew

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From this reading If there was any remnant of republican feeling in Coron, at any rate it did not dare to shew itself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

there

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From this reading At Coron, as had been proposed, Larochejaquelin and Denot joined Father Jerome; and Cathelineau also, and M. d'Elbée joined them there.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

town

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

troops

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From this reading Nothing interfered to oppose the advance of the royalist troops towards Saumur.

unneeded

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From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Every house in the town was open to them, and the provisions, which by the care of M. de Larochejaquelin had been sent there, were almost unneeded.