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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 Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
abominably
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
architecture
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
Bel
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
belonging
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
Bosom
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
building
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
Built
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
century
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
ChâteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
châteaux
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
crumbling
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
daughter
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
de
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
dominated
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From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
donjon
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From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
du
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
existing
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
feudal
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
few
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
forest
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
foundations
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
France
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
future
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
Georges
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Glandier
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
heart
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
hundred
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
Ile
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
inharmonious
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From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
installed
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
lay
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
le
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
leading
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Lord
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Maisons-Neuves
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
many
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
mass
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From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
Monthery
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
mounted
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Nature
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
now
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
oldest
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
originally
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
other
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
past
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
period
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
Philibert
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Philip
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
place
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
places
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Professor
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
reaches
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
reign
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
remains
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
road
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
rococo
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
Sainte-Geneviève
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
science
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
seemingly
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
seen
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
Sequigny
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
seventeenth
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
Stangerson
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From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
steps
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
structures
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From this reading A mass of inharmonious structures, it is dominated by a donjon.
style
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
town
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
village
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
visitor
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From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in this place, seemingly belonging entirely to the past, that Professor Stangerson and his daughter installed themselves to lay the foundations for the science of the future.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the visitor has mounted the crumbling steps of this ancient donjon, he reaches a little plateau where, in the seventeenth century, Georges Philibert de Sequigny, Lord of the Glandier, Maisons-Neuves and other places, built the existing town in an abominably rococo style of architecture.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
Wild
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From this reading “In the Bosom of Wild Nature” The Château du Glandier is one of the oldest châteaux in the Ile de France, where so many building remains of the feudal period are still standing.
yards
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From this reading Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Geneviève to Monthery.
