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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 Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
adopt
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
Always
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
attain
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
balls
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
Church
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
combine
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
conduct
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
confessor
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
conformity
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
day
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
days
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
de
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
devotion
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
di
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From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
dressed
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
elegantly
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
enough
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
fasts
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
gallantry
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
gloomy
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
goes
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
habits
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
image
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
Jean-Charles
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From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
legality
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
Listomere
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
living
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
Louis
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
Maintenon
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
Marquis
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From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
Marquise
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
motto
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
mundane
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
Negro
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From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
new
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
operas
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
permits
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
piety
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
precisely
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
present
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
presents
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
principles
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
reign
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
religious
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
Restoration
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
revived
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
sacrament
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
sanctity
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
seems
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
shows
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
spirit
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
taken
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
takes
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Marquis Jean-Charles di Negro.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
up
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
very
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From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has principles, she fasts, takes the sacrament, and goes to balls and operas very elegantly dressed; her confessor permits her to combine the mundane with sanctity.
women
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
word
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
world
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From this reading Always in conformity with the Church and with the world, she presents a living image of the present day, which seems to have taken the word "legality" for its motto.
worldliness
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
XIV
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
years
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From this reading The conduct of the marquise shows precisely enough religious devotion to attain under a new Maintenon to the gloomy piety of the last days of Louis XIV., and enough worldliness to adopt the habits of gallantry of the first years of that reign, should it ever be revived.
young
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From this reading The Marquise de Listomere is one of those young women who have been brought up in the spirit of the Restoration.
