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1830
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
1835
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
Arche-Marion
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From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
Babet
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
beheld
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
biceps
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
bird
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
brass
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
breath
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
clad
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
Claquesous
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
colossus
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
cotton
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
defined
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules of no defined position.
duck
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
Farnese
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
feet
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
floor
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
governed
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
Gueulemer
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
head
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
Hercules
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules of no defined position.
high
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
lair
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From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
lower
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
marble
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
Montparnasse
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
muscles
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules of no defined position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
Paris
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
pectoral
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
position
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From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules of no defined position.
quartette
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
ruffians
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From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
sewer
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From this reading For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
six
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A quartette of ruffians, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Babet, and Montparnasse governed the third lower floor of Paris, from 1830 to 1835.
torso
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From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
trousers
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
velvet
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
waistcoat
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From this reading One thought one beheld the Farnese Hercules clad in duck trousers and a cotton velvet waistcoat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gueulemer was a Hercules of no defined position.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was six feet high, his pectoral muscles were of marble, his biceps of brass, his breath was that of a cavern, his torso that of a colossus, his head that of a bird.
