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1793
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
abolish
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
assembled
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
attention
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
attracted
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
Carentan
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
circumstances
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
closed
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
company
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
daily
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
de
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
Dey
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
Distance
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
doors
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
evening
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
evenings
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
former
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
forms
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
gave
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
greatly
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
ground
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
habitual
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
History
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From this reading Intellectual History of Louis Lambert.
ill
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
intellectual
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
interest
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
Lambert
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From this reading Intellectual History of Louis Lambert.
large
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
locomotion
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
Louis
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From this reading Intellectual History of Louis Lambert.
Madame
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
met
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
month
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
November
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
other
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
persons
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
phenomenon
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
physical
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
preceding
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From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
preoccupied
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
principal
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
rendezvous
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
salon
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From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
saw
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
Several
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
space
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
times
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
town
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
two
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
unusual
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From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
vision
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From this reading At times they saw him, by a phenomenon of vision or locomotion, abolish space in its two forms of Time and Distance; the former being intellectual space, the other physical space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the two preceding evenings Madame de Dey had closed her doors to the little company, on the ground that she was ill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On an evening in the month of November, 1793, the principal persons of Carentan were assembled in the salon of Madame de Dey, where they met daily.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Several circumstances which would never have attracted attention in a large town, though they greatly preoccupied the little one, gave to this habitual rendezvous an unusual interest.
