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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 Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
barricade
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
base
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
basket
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
bottle
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
bullets
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
cartridge-boxes
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
caught
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
citizen
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From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
Courfeyrac
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
cut
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
doing
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From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t you see the grape-shot?”
emptying
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
engaged
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
face
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From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
filling
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From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
full
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
Gavroche
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
grape-shot
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From this reading “Don’t you see the grape-shot?”
Guardsmen
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
I'm
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From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
killed
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
made
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
National
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
out
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
quietly
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
raised
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From this reading Gavroche raised his face:— “I’m filling my basket, citizen.”
redoubt
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
see
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From this reading “Don’t you see the grape-shot?”
sight
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
slope
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
some
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
street
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From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
taken
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Courfeyrac suddenly caught sight of some one at the base of the barricade, outside in the street, amid the bullets.
there
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From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
way
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
wine-shop
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From this reading Gavroche had taken a bottle basket from the wine-shop, had made his way out through the cut, and was quietly engaged in emptying the full cartridge-boxes of the National Guardsmen who had been killed on the slope of the redoubt, into his basket.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you doing there?” asked Courfeyrac.
