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18
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
abominable
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
air
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
always
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
Arab
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
becomes
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
clapping
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
confer
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
crossing
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
dark
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
down
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
endowed
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
enters
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
enthusiasm
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
fetid
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
few
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
finds
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
gamin
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
hand-clapping
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
happiness
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
hideous
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
homuncio
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
huddle
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From this reading It is in that keel that the titi huddle together.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is in that keel that the titi huddle together.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is in that keel that the titi huddle together.
joy
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
keel
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
larva
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
magic
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
means
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
moth
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
narrow
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
Paradise
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
power
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
procure
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
radiance
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
resembles
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
soaring
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
sordid
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
sort
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
sous
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
street
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
suffices
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
thanks
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
theatre
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From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
Theatres
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
there
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
threshold
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
titi
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
together
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From this reading It is in that keel that the titi huddle together.
transfigured
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
turned
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
unhealthy
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From this reading It suffices for him to be there, with his radiance of happiness, with his power of enthusiasm and joy, with his hand-clapping, which resembles a clapping of wings, to confer on that narrow, dark, fetid, sordid, unhealthy, hideous, abominable keel, the name of Paradise.
upside
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From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the evening, thanks to a few sous, which he always finds means to procure, the _homuncio_ enters a theatre.
wings
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From this reading The titi is to the gamin what the moth is to the larva; the same being endowed with wings and soaring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On crossing that magic threshold, he becomes transfigured; he was the street Arab, he becomes the titi.18 Theatres are a sort of ship turned upside down with the keel in the air.
