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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 A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
affliction
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
All
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
Antoine
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
anxious
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
assured
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
blame
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
buried
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
cemetery
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
Champs
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
Church
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
clear
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
comfort
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
condition
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
corpse
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
daughter
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
day
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
de
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
death
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
des
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
deserted
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
easily
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
even
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
evening
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
fallen
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
father's
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
fearful
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
following
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
FORTUNE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
fully
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
hear
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
hour
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
how
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
innocent
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
know
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
last
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
late
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
M
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
mademoiselle
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
man
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
Marquis
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
Marsou
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
meet
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
Nançay
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
new
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
Nicholas
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
pastry
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
Petits
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
Pilâtre
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
privately
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
proclaimed
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
promised
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
promising
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
Père
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
Péron
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
rank
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
received
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
Renée
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
Rue
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
sat
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
shop
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
small
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
St
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
table
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From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
there
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
things
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
tidings
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
understood
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From this reading Péron was anxious to hear of Renée, to know how she had received the tidings of the fearful change in her rank and condition, and to be assured that she fully understood that he was innocent of her father’s death.
undertaken
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From this reading All these things Père Antoine had undertaken, promising to comfort mademoiselle in her affliction, and to clear the new marquis of blame.
Vesson
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From this reading Pilâtre de Marsou, the late M. de Nançay, had been privately buried from the Church of St. Nicholas des Champs, no one following his corpse to the cemetery but his daughter and M. de Vesson--so easily is a fallen man deserted, even at the last hour.
waiting
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From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF FORTUNE IT was the evening of the day following that on which Péron was proclaimed Marquis de Nançay, and he sat at a small table in the pastry shop on the Rue des Petits Champs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was waiting for Père Antoine, who had promised to meet him there with tidings of mademoiselle.
