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Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete

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If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.
Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."
There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.
When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.
Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.
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Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."
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There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.
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When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.
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Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

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Communion noun US /kəˈmjuːnjən/

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

From this reading “If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.”

documents noun US /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/

plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading “Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."”

Flemish noun US /ˈflemɪʃ/

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading “There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.”

lieu noun US /luː/

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading “Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."”

Montgomery noun US /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/

Canadian novelist (1874-1942)

From this reading “If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.”

register verb US /ˈredʒɪstər/

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading “If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.”

sur noun US /sɜːr/

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading “If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.”

tout noun US /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading “Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."”

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57

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

AccidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

administre

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

Angele

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

Aubert

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From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

avoir

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

cenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Cene

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

certifia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

ceux

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Claude

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

cognoisoit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

comme

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

CommunionnounUS /kəˈmjuːnjən/

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Councillornoun

a member of a council

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Demoisellenoun

a young unmarried woman

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

denoument

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From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

deust

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

documentsnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/

plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

du

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

estoit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

ferre

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

FlemishnounUS /ˈflemɪʃ/

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

foj

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

Foret

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From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

ForthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

furent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

Haie

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From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

IlnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

lanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

leur

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

lieunounUS /luː/

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

life-history

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From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

mes

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Michel

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From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

Ministre

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

Monsnoun

a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/

Canadian novelist (1874-1942)

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

passans

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

ponounUS /poʊ/

a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

quj

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

quoy

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

Raison

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

Recus

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Rendu

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Rien

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

Rouen

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From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

s'il

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From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

sans

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/

giving satisfaction

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

Southampton

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

strikingadjectiveUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

surnounUS /sɜːr/

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

tesmognage

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Forthwith, in imagination, I began to make their story piece by piece; and I had reached a romantic 'denoument' satisfactory to myself and in sympathy with fact, when the Angel of Accident stepped forward with some "human documents."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Tous

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

toutnounUS /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading Forest, Ministre de Madame, quj certifia quj ne cognoisoit Rien en tout ceux la po' quoy Il ne leur deust administre la Cene s'il estoit en lieu po' a ferre."

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

Vefue

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From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

Walloonnoun

a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading When I first saw these records, now grown dim with time, I fell to wondering what was the real life-history of these two people.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading There is another striking record, which says that in August of the same year Demoiselle Angele Claude Aubert, daughter of Monsieur de la Haie Aubert, Councillor of the Parliament of Rouen, was married to Michel de la Foret, of the most noble Flemish family of that name.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you go to Southampton and search the register of the Walloon Church there, you will find that in the summer of '57, "Madame Vefue de Montgomery with all her family and servants were admitted to the Communion"--"Tous ceux ce furent Recus la a Cene du '57, comme passans, sans avoir Rendu Raison de la foj, mes sur la tesmognage de Mons.

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Vocabulary met early in Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete

Words and structures a reader meets early in Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Southampton
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Search
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Register
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Walloon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Complete; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.