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1832
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
1848
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
augmented
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From this reading The barricade had been not only repaired, but augmented.
barricade
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
barricades
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The barricade had been not only repaired, but augmented.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
Chanvrerie
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
colossal
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
compared
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
count
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
de
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
deal
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
education
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
embryo
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
Enjolras
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
epoch
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
eye
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
feet
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From this reading They had raised it two feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
insurgents
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
insurrection
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
June
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
just
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
knew
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
la
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
longer
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
made
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
Marius
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
more
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
night
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The barricade had been not only repaired, but augmented.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
only
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
outline
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
raised
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From this reading They had raised it two feet.
repaired
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From this reading The barricade had been not only repaired, but augmented.
Rue
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
Sixteen
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
sketched
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had raised it two feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
two
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From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
use
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From this reading The insurgents under the eye of Enjolras, for Marius no longer looked after anything, had made good use of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie was only an outline, and an embryo compared to the two colossal barricades which we have just sketched; but it was formidable for that epoch.
years
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From this reading Sixteen years count in the subterranean education of insurrection, and June, 1848, knew a great deal more about it than June, 1832.
