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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 The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
All
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are the police spies?
bear
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
bourgeois
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
brandishing
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
citizens
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
couplets
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
deal
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
felt
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
fervor
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
function
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
Gavroche
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
goes
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
grasped
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
hand
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
I'll
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
I'm
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
increasing
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
Marseillaise
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
moment
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
much
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
one's
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
out
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
paw
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
pistol
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
police
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From this reading What are the police spies?
public
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
rheumatism
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
satisfied
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
scraps
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
singing
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
sneeze
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
spies
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From this reading What are the police spies?
street
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
subversive
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
suffer
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
triggerless
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
up
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
well
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From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are the police spies?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
