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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 English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
acquaintance
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
affirm
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
appeals
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
boast
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
British
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
BULL
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
cannot
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
Channel
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
CO
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
conclusion
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
consists
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
CONTINENT
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From this reading "JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND" "JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT" ETC.
English
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
equivalent
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
ETC
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From this reading "JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND" "JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT" ETC.
evident
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
expression
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
fact
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
fair
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
family
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
Faubourg
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
forward
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
foyer
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
France
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
French
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
heart
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND" "JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT" ETC.
home
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
inclined
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
ISLAND
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From this reading "JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND" "JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT" ETC.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
JOHN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
JONATHAN
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From this reading "JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND" "JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT" ETC.
knowledge
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
language
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
life
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
longer
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
lying
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
Madeleine
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
Montmartre
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JOHN BULL AND CO."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
only
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
Paris
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
part
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
perfect
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
poetical
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
possessing
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
pretentious
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
pretty
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
proof
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
putting
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
rather
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
right
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
say
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
side
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
strongly
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
sublime
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
thing
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
think
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
unknown
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
used
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From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
very
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From this reading Their conclusion is sublime: Since the French have no such word, they say, it is very evident that they have not the thing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As to the word itself, I am inclined to think they may be right; we have not, or rather we have no longer, a perfect equivalent for the English expression, as our pretty word _foyer_ is only used in pretentious or poetical language.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
word
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From this reading The English, whose knowledge of France consists in a fair acquaintance of that part of Paris lying between the Madeleine and the Faubourg Montmartre, affirm that family life is unknown on our side of the Channel, putting forward as proof the fact that the French language cannot boast of possessing the word _home_, that appeals so strongly to the British heart.
