adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
BICETRE
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From this reading BICETRE.
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
extremis
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From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
FifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
Fleur-de-Marie
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From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
infirmitynounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪti/
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mid-Lent.
legitimatized
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From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
M'Gregor
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From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
Mid-Lent
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From this reading It was Mid-Lent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
Rudolph
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From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifteen days had passed since Rudolph, by marrying the Countess M'Gregor _in extremis_, had legitimatized the birth of Fleur-de-Marie.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mid-Lent.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This date being established, we will conduct the reader to Bicetre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This immense establishment, founded for the treatment of the insane, serves also as a place of refuge for seven or eight hundred poor old men, who are admitted when they have reached the age of seventy, or are afflicted with any very serious infirmity.
