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Chapter XXXVII
When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other. They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm. The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées. “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine. “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.”
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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 The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
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From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
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From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t be long!” cried Fantine.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They saw the young men emerge from the Café Bombarda arm in arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
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From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
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From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
at the time that
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter turned round, made signs to them, smiled, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday throng which makes a weekly invasion into the Champs-Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the young girls were left alone, they leaned two by two on the window-sills, chatting, craning out their heads, and talking from one window to the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are they going to bring us?” said Zéphine.
