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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 It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
allow
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
Anceau's
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
aperture
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
arranged
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
aspect
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
average
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
barricade
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
barrier
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
beams
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
bound
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
bristling
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
built
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
call
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
casks
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
Chanvrerie
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
combatants
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
composed
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
crest
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
day
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
de
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
disappear
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
dominate
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
dray
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
enough
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
entangled
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
exceed
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
exit
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
extremity
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
fact
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
feet
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
floor
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
front
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
furthest
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
height
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
houses
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
impregnable
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
inextricable
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
interior
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
journals
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
la
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
large
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
level
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
made
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
man
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
manner
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
means
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
mistaken
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
nearly
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
omnibus
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
other
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
overturned
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
pass
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
paving-stones
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
piles
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
placed
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
planks
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
possible
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
quadruple
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
reached
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
row
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
Rue
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
said
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
scale
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
seven
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
six
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From this reading The fact is, that it did not exceed an average height of six or seven feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
steps
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
structure
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From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
together
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
top
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From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
wall
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
wheels
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From this reading On the outside, the front of the barricade, composed of piles of paving-stones and casks bound together by beams and planks, which were entangled in the wheels of Anceau’s dray and of the overturned omnibus, had a bristling and inextricable aspect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The journals of the day which said that that _nearly impregnable structure_, of the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, as they call it, reached to the level of the first floor, were mistaken.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was built in such a manner that the combatants could, at their will, either disappear behind it or dominate the barrier and even scale its crest by means of a quadruple row of paving-stones placed on top of each other and arranged as steps in the interior.
wine-shop
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From this reading An aperture large enough to allow a man to pass through had been made between the wall of the houses and the extremity of the barricade which was furthest from the wine-shop, so that an exit was possible at this point.
