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1350
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From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
1534
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
ancestor
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
angles
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
assassinated
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
become
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
boundaries
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
Century
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Champion
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changes
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city
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cross
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
daily
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
Eidiol
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
enclose
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
Etienne
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
fell
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four
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
houses
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
How
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hundred
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INTRODUCTION.
invasion
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
JESUS
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From this reading THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INTRODUCTION.
Jocelyn
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Joel
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John
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lived
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
Maillart
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many
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From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
Marcel
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narrow
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
new
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
Ninth
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Northman
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
now
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INTRODUCTION.
other
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
Paris
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Parisian
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past
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
place
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
population
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
remains
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
rise
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
royalists
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runs
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
SOCIETY
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From this reading THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INTRODUCTION.
sons
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
souls
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
speak
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
suburbs
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
taken
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From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INTRODUCTION.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
thirteen
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
thoroughfares
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
thousand
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
too
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
towns
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
twelve
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
two
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From this reading But now, the same as in the past, Paris remains divided into four towns, so to speak, by two thoroughfares that cross each other at right angles.
up
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
walls
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What great changes, sons of Joel, have taken place in Paris since the time when our ancestor Eidiol the Parisian skipper lived in this city, in the Ninth Century, at the time of the Northman invasion!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
wounded
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From this reading How many changes even since 1350, when our ancestor Jocelyn the Champion fell wounded beside Etienne Marcel, who was assassinated by John Maillart and the royalists!
year
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From this reading The population of this great city now, in the year 1534, runs up to about four hundred thousand souls; daily new houses rise in the suburbs and outside the city walls, whose boundaries have become too narrow, although they enclose from twelve to thirteen thousand houses.
