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Chapter CCCVI
The daylight was increasing rapidly. Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking. The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity. The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes. Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
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From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
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From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
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From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
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From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
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From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The daylight was increasing rapidly.
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From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
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From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
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From this reading The daylight was increasing rapidly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The daylight was increasing rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The daylight was increasing rapidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rue Saint-Denis was as dumb as the avenue of Sphinxes at Thebes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The daylight was increasing rapidly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a living being in the crossroads, which gleamed white in the light of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a window was opened, not a door stood ajar; it was the dawn but not the awaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The end of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, opposite the barricade, had been evacuated by the troops, as we have stated, it seemed to be free, and presented itself to passers-by with a sinister tranquillity.
