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Chapter XXIV
MASTER JACQUES. Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital. The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops. "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture. "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
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From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading MASTER JACQUES.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
above and across; more than
From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
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From this reading "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the day was over the pair could enter the capital.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, Paris!" he cried with rapture.
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From this reading "Yes, Paris, a mass of buildings, a gulf of evils," said the old gentleman.
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From this reading The young man's heart beat as he perceived Notre Dame Cathedral towers and the ocean of housetops.
