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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 in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
ABBE
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From this reading THE ABBE DUBOIS.
advantage
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
Alberoni
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
All
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From this reading All the world knows the commencement of the Abbe Dubois.
allow
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
antecedents
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
apothecary
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
calumniated
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From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
commencement
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From this reading All the world knows the commencement of the Abbe Dubois.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
DUBOIS
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From this reading THE ABBE DUBOIS.
enlarge
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
evil
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From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
gardener
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
genius
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
history
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
implacable
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
impossible
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From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
indicate
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
knows
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From this reading All the world knows the commencement of the Abbe Dubois.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
memoirs
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
more
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
nature
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the world knows the commencement of the Abbe Dubois.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
particularly
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
resemblance
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
rival
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
Saint-Simon
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
side
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
son
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
Spain
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
struggle
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
subject
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABBE DUBOIS.
There
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From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dubois has not been calumniated--it was impossible; but all the evil has been told of him, and not quite all the good.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was in his antecedents, and in those of Alberoni, his rival, a great resemblance, but the genius was on the side of Dubois; and in the long struggle with Spain, which the nature of our subject does not allow us to do more than indicate, all the advantage was with the son of the apothecary over the son of the gardener.
world
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From this reading All the world knows the commencement of the Abbe Dubois.
youth
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From this reading We will not enlarge on the history of his youth, which may be found in the memoirs of the time, and particularly in those of the implacable Saint-Simon.
