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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
Annora's
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
any
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
arms
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
ass
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
brutal
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
bullying
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
Cardinal
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
chiefly
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
Conde
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
devoted
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From this reading The Queen and her son were devoted to Mazarin.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
fain
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
folk
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
following
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
gave
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
held
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen and her son were devoted to Mazarin.
hold
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
hope
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
King
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
loyal
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
lurked
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
Mazarin
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
mob
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
Narrative
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
Paris
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
Parliament
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
Prince
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From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
Prince's
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen and her son were devoted to Mazarin.
rebellion
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
ruffians
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
siding
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
some
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
son
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From this reading The Queen and her son were devoted to Mazarin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
swallow
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From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
terrifying
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen and her son were devoted to Mazarin.
too
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
trying
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From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
umbrage
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From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The loyal folk in Paris held to the King, and were fain to swallow the Cardinal because Conde was in open rebellion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (Annora’s Narrative) The Prince of Conde and Cardinal Mazarin were in arms against one another.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The mob was against everybody, chiefly against the Cardinal, and the brutal ruffians of the Prince’s following lurked about, bullying every one who gave them umbrage, with some hope of terrifying the Parliament magistrates into siding with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monsieur was trying to hold the balance with the help of the Parliament, but was too great an ass to do any such thing.
