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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 There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
accordingly
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
acquaintance
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
advantage
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
almost
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
amis
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
assemblies
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
Bruyere
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From this reading --La Bruyere.
ce
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
celebrity
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
conversation
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
conversational
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
corner
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
cultive
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
d'A
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
d'opinions
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
dans
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
de
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
delighted
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
difference
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
dined
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
dispute
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
e's
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
Englishmen
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
entre
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
espied
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
et
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
formal
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
forming
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
Frenchman
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
gout
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
group
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
Hotel
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
house
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
invariably
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
invited
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
join
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
l'on
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
la
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
Le
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
les
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
literary
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
man
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
minister's
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
moeurs
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
Monsieur
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
much
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
only
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
ou
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
par
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
plaisir
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
quelque
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
qui
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
regarde
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
ressemblance
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
room
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
rooms
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
s'affermit
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
s'exerce
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
s'instruit
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
sciences
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
se
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
sentiments
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
ses
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
societe
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
some
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
stiff
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
street
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
subjects
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
sur
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
talent
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
There
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
together
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
turned
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
ultra
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
une
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From this reading Le plaisir de la societe entre les amis se cultive par une ressemblance de gout sur ce qui regarde les moeurs, et par quelque difference d'opinions sur les sciences; par la ou l'on s'affermit dans ses sentiments, ou l'on s'exerce et l'on s'instruit par la dispute.
urbane
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From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
V
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
Vincent
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
walked
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From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a party at Monsieur de V--e's, to which Vincent and myself were the only Englishmen invited: accordingly as the Hotel de V. was in the same street as my hotel, we dined together at my rooms, and walked from thence to the minister's house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects.
writer
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From this reading The party was as stiff and formal as such assemblies invariably are, and we were both delighted when we espied Monsieur d'A--, a man of much conversational talent, and some celebrity as an ultra writer, forming a little group in one corner of the room.
