1639
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From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
Auvergnenoun
a region in central France
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
CelebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
CrimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
EightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
expeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
innnounUS /ɪn/
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
policenounUS /pəˈliːs/
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
proceedverbUS /prəˈsiːd/
continue talking
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
provostnounUS /ˈproʊvoʊst/
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
recommenced
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From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
creating thread
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The country folk assembled at the noise, and found it to proceed from the provost of the mounted police and his men.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
VolumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The woman and her children showed him a bush hanging over a door at the end of the only street in the village, and the escort recommenced its march at a walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The heat was excessive, the horses were bathed in sweat, the horsemen covered with dust, and the party seemed on its return from an important expedition.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A man left the escort, and asked an old woman who was spinning at her door if there was not an inn in the place.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _From the set of Eight Volumes of "Celebrated Crimes"_ About the end of the year 1639, a troop of horsemen arrived, towards midday, in a little village at the northern extremity of the province of Auvergne, from the direction of Paris.
