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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 DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
All
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
apropos
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
attaché
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From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
Baron
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From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
brilliant
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
calling
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From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
Chauxville
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
Claude
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
de
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
DIPLOMATIC
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
earlier
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
Embassy
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
epigrammatist
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From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
Europe
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
evening
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
French
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
gathering
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
go
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From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
gone
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
lady
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
le
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From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
London
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From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
M
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
manufacturer
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From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
most
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
mot
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
mots
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From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
profession
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From this reading By calling he was attaché to the French Embassy in London; by profession he was an epigrammatist.
revolver
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From this reading That is to say, he was a sort of social revolver.
room
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
round
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
said
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
say
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From this reading That is to say, he was a sort of social revolver.
social
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From this reading That is to say, he was a sort of social revolver.
society
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From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
sort
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From this reading That is to say, he was a sort of social revolver.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
there
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
truthful
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From this reading DIPLOMATIC "All that there is of the most brilliant and least truthful in Europe," M. Claude de Chauxville had said to a lady earlier in the evening, apropos of the great gathering at the French Embassy, and the mot had gone the round of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. le Baron de Chauxville was, moreover, a manufacturer of mots.
way
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From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In society a little mot will go a long way.
