1810
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From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
1814
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From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
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 I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
Bonaparte'snounUS /ˈboʊnəpɑːrts/
possessive form of “bonaparte” — French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
can't
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From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading "Well, Fouche," said the Emperor, "what now?"
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
Fouche
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From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
I've
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From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
introducedverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
markedadjectiveUS /mɑːrkt/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Fouche," said the Emperor, "what now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Fouche," said the Emperor, "what now?"
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
there's
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From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I've had my men out all through France taking notes, and there's but one opinion among 'em all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Fouche," said the Emperor, "what now?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Fouche," said the Emperor, "what now?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading 1810-1814 Just before the opening of the year 1810, which marked the beginning of Bonaparte's decay, Fouche demanded an audience.
You've
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From this reading You've got to do something new or stop the show.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This Empire can't go much further, Your Majesty, unless more novelty is introduced.
