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20th
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
all
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
already
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
apartments
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
ask
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
bed
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
black
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
Brézé
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
called
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
chair
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
clock
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
commonly
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
coquettish
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
costume
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
covered
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
de
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
decidedly
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
Diane
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
dramatis
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From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
dressed
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
Duchesse
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
glance
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From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
go
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
Great
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
half
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
Henri
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
just
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
King
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
KING'S
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
leaning
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
Louvre
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
Madame
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
magnificent
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
MISTRESS
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
moment
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From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
morning
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
negligé
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
Nine
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
o'clock
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
Paris
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
personæ
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From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
Poitiers
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
readers
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
reclining
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
scene
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From this reading Let us glance a moment at the scene and the _dramatis personæ_.
Seneschal
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
side
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
sitting
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From this reading King Henri, already dressed in a magnificent costume, is sitting on a chair at her side.
struck
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From this reading Nine o'clock in the morning has just struck on the great clock of the château.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
Valentinois
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
velvet
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
white
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From this reading Madame Diane, all in white, in a decidedly coquettish _negligé_, is leaning or half reclining on a bed covered with black velvet.
wife
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From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A KING'S MISTRESS It is the 20th of May, and we ask our readers to go with us to the Louvre at Paris, and to the apartments of the wife of the Great Seneschal, Madame de Brézé, Duchesse de Valentinois, commonly called Diane de Poitiers.
