Breakdown of L'écrivain voulait que l'orgueil du roi fût puni.
être
to be
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
le roi
the king
vouloir
to want
que
that (introducing a clause)
l'écrivain
the writer (m)
l'orgueil
the pride (m)
punir
to punish
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