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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 Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
addressed
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
air
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet, nothing had come.
barricade
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
bit
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
calm
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
carbines
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
catch
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
clear
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
cock
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Combeferre
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As yet, nothing had come.
crow
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cry
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
dismal
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
distinctly
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
Enjolras
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
faintest
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ten o’clock had sounded from Saint-Merry.
gay
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
gone
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
grand
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As yet, nothing had come.
hand
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
Light
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
like
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
listened
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
longer
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
marching
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
midst
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Moon
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most
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
near
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As yet, nothing had come.
o'clock
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From this reading Ten o’clock had sounded from Saint-Merry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
old
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
other
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
outlet
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
poetry
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popular
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rose
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Rue
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Saint-Denis
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Saint-Merry
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From this reading Ten o’clock had sounded from Saint-Merry.
seated
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From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
seeking
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
sing
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
sound
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From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
sounded
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From this reading Ten o’clock had sounded from Saint-Merry.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
Ten
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From this reading Ten o’clock had sounded from Saint-Merry.
terminated
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Enjolras and Combeferre had gone and seated themselves, carbines in hand, near the outlet of the grand barricade.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They no longer addressed each other, they listened, seeking to catch even the faintest and most distant sound of marching.
voice
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet, nothing had come.
young
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From this reading Suddenly, in the midst of the dismal calm, a clear, gay, young voice, which seemed to come from the Rue Saint-Denis, rose and began to sing distinctly, to the old popular air of “By the Light of the Moon,” this bit of poetry, terminated by a cry like the crow of a cock:—
