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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 This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
abdication
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
affairs
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
allies
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
also
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
always
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
anxieties
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
burgher
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
classes
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
Comtesse
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
Cornelius
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
de
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
domestic
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
eagerly
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
enables
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
endeavoring
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
engaged
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
engarrie
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
espouse
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
existence
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
fellow
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
feudality
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
fond
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
greatest
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
historians
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
incognito
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
insipid
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
interests
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
intervening
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
lack
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
litigious
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
Louis
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
made
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
Maitre
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
majesty
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
man
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
meaning
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
middle
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
mingle
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
momentary
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
occasions
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
old
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
only
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
openly
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From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.
opportunity
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
opposition
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
passion
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
past
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
people
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
played
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From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.
please
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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
pleasures
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
populace
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
princes
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
put
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
ready
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
real
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
really
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
royal
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
Saint-Vallier
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
severely
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
shouldered
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
some
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
sorrows
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
sort
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From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
subjects
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
Tours
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
used
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
word
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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.
XI
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From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.
