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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 The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
afternoon
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
age
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From this reading They had the same features and the same figure, and were apparently of the same age.
agents
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
alike
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
Any
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
apparently
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From this reading They had the same features and the same figure, and were apparently of the same age.
aquiline
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
back
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
black
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
bore
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
brothers
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
chin
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
closet
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
completing
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
complexion
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
CONSTABLE
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
crooked
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
day
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
de
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
Diane
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
exactly
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
examination
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
eyes
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
faithful
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
features
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From this reading They had the same features and the same figure, and were apparently of the same age.
figure
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From this reading They had the same features and the same figure, and were apparently of the same age.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
forked
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
Gabriel's
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
hair
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
height
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
holiday-making
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
jousting
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
lip
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
Louvre
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
lower
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
Martin-Guerre
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
medium
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
mistaken
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
Montmorency
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
most
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
nose
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
NOSTER
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
other
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
PATER
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
Poitiers's
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
progress
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
projecting
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
resemblance
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
respect
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
SAID
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
saw
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
seeing
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
separately
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
side
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
slightly
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
spy
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
squire
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
standing
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
striking
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From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
swarthy
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From this reading The spy was of medium height and swarthy complexion; he had black hair and eyes, an aquiline nose, a forked chin, and projecting lower lip, and his back was slightly crooked.
taken
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bore a most striking resemblance to Martin-Guerre, Gabriel's faithful squire.
Tournelles
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From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
twin
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
well
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From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading HOW THE CONSTABLE SAID HIS PATER NOSTER That same day, in the afternoon, while the jousting and holiday-making was in progress at Tournelles, the Constable de Montmorency was completing his examination, in Diane de Poitiers's closet at the Louvre, of one of his secret agents.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any one seeing them separately might well have mistaken either for the other; and he who saw them standing side by side would have taken them for twin brothers, so exactly alike were they in every respect.
