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1849
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
all
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
Bonaparte
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
breathing
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
dissension
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
enemies
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
enough
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
Europe
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
foe
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
foreign
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
four
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
France
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
give
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
imitation
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
indeed
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
internal
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
just
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
killed
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From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
kind
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
months
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
only
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
Paris
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
pieces
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
plausible
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
power
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
reckon
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
recovery
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
said
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
seems
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
seething
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
siege
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
Sixteen
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From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
space
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
state
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
streets
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From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
thousand
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From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
threatened
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
torn
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From this reading Paris had been in a state of siege for four months; not threatened by a foreign foe, but torn to pieces by internal dissension.
very
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From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not only France, but all Europe, had at this time to reckon with one who, if, as his enemies said, was no Bonaparte, was a very plausible imitation of one.
world
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From this reading In 1849 France, indeed, was kind enough to give the world a breathing space.
wounded
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From this reading Sixteen thousand had been killed and wounded in the streets.
years
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From this reading She had herself just come through one of those seething years from which she alone seems to have the power of complete recovery.
