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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 A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
appointed
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
BEGAN
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
Comte
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
court
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
currently
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
Dauphin
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
day
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
de
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
desire
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
Diane
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
eager
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
earnest-money
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
ENJOY
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
ever
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
eyes
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
FATHER'S
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
feasting
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
future
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
given
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
habit
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
HENRI
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From this reading HOW HENRI II.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
HOW
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From this reading HOW HENRI II.
husband
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
II
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From this reading HOW HENRI II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
infatuated
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
INHERITANCE
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
licentious
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
LIFE
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
marriage
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
Montgommery
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
months
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
more
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
noticed
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
passed
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From this reading The three months passed.
performance
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
place
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
Poitiers
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
postponed
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
pretext
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
promise
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From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
revenge
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
rumored
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
scandal-mongering
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
take
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Comte de Montgommery was more infatuated than ever; but Diane postponed the performance of her promise from day to day, on one pretext or another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
three
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From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
time
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
very
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEGAN TO ENJOY HIS INHERITANCE DURING HIS FATHER'S LIFE The marriage of Diane and the Comte de Montgommery was appointed to take place in three months; and it was currently rumored in that scandal-mongering and licentious court that Diane de Poitiers, in her eager desire for revenge, had given earnest-money to her future husband.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
young
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From this reading A very short time after she had given this promise, she had noticed that the young Dauphin Henri was in the habit of feasting his eyes upon her when no one was by.
