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Chapter XXXVIII · XI

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Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
--Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
Robespierre has gone to the Convention.
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Chapter XXXVIII · XI

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.
Line 2
--Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”
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(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)
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The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).
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Robespierre has gone to the Convention.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Robespierre has gone to the Convention.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “(The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)”

All words in this reading · 35

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26

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From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).

8

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

8th

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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 Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

celebrated

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Convention

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From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.

day

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de

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decida

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deliver

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discours

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discourse

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fameux

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gone

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From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Robespierre has gone to the Convention.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)

Hist

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July

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From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).

la

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From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”

Le

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

lendemain

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).

prononcer

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

resolved

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Revolution

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Robespierre

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rose

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From this reading The morning rose,--the 8th of Thermidor (July 26).

se

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son

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)

Thermidor

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From this reading Le lendemain, 8 Thermidor, Robespierre se decida a prononcer son fameux discours.

Thiers

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From this reading --Thiers, “Hist. de la Revolution.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading (The next day, 8th Thermidor, Robespierre resolved to deliver his celebrated discourse.)