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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 one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
action
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
Bourgneuf
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
BROGLIE
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From this reading THE DUC DE BROGLIE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
cast
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
castle
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From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
Cavalry
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
chamber
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From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
colonel
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
conspicuous
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
corner
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
cornette
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
cornettes
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
Count
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
DE
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From this reading THE DUC DE BROGLIE.
doubtless
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
dragoons
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
DUC
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From this reading THE DUC DE BROGLIE.
Duke
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
duke's
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
eyed
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
fashion
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
father
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
fled
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
France
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
French
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
gallop
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
glance
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
hair
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
hung
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
husband
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
Jacqueline
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
least
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
Light
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
maréchal
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
met
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From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
Minden
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
mingled
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
old
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
other
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
own
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
peculiar
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
pole
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
polite
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
powdered
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
present
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
profusely
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
rallied
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
received
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
regiment
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
render
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
room
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From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
round
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
salute
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
scarf
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
silk
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
soldier
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
somewhat
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
spared
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
standard
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
stately
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
steadily
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
stern
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
still
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUC DE BROGLIE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
There
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
thereof
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
tied
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
uniform
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
usually
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
vaulted
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From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
venerable
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
very
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
well
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
went
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which we met was a vaulted chamber of the old castle.
white
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From this reading In a corner thereof stood a _cornette_, a standard peculiar to the French Light Cavalry, and from its pole there still hung the white silk scarf which was usually tied to these cornettes when the dragoons went into action, to render them conspicuous, so that they might be rallied round it; and this scarf had doubtless been there since the duke's own regiment had fled at a gallop from Minden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
wore
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From this reading The Duke, her father, a venerable and stately soldier, who wore the uniform of a maréchal of France, but of a fashion somewhat old, and who had his hair profusely powdered, received me with a polite salute.
young
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From this reading There was one other present whom I could very well have spared--the Count de Bourgneuf--the stern young colonel, who eyed me steadily with a glance of a very mingled cast--at least, I thought so, for he was the husband of Jacqueline de Broglie.
