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1534
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From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
all
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
Almost
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
arms
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
August
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From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
bed
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Bridge
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
bridges
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
brother
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
chamber
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Christian
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
Christian's
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
constitute
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
door
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
eldest
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
evening
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From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
Exchange
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
floor
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
flows
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Herve
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
house
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
houses
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
kitchen
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Lebrenn
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
like
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
lined
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
Master
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
meals
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
middle
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From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
modest
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
month
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From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
occupied
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
Odelin
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
opened
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
other
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
public
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Raimbaud's
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
river
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
room
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
Seine
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
situated
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From this reading Christian Lebrenn occupied a modest house situated at about the center of the Exchange Bridge.
smaller
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
son
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
street
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
taken
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEFT.
THEFT
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From this reading THE THEFT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
thoroughfare
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
thrown
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
two
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From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
used
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one evening towards the middle of the month of August of 1534.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
window
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Almost all the other bridges thrown over the two arms of the Seine are, like this one, lined with houses and constitute a street under which the river flows.
younger
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From this reading The kitchen, where the meals were taken, was on the first floor, even with the street; behind this room, the door and window of which opened upon the public thoroughfare, was a smaller one, used for bed chamber by Herve, Christian's eldest son, and the younger brother Odelin, the apprentice at Master Raimbaud's.
