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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 All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
all
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He ran distractedly along the gallery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
assailed
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
brave
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
cavaliers
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
column
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
courage
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
critical
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
deaf
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
debouched
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
distractedly
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From this reading He ran distractedly along the gallery.
file
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
filled
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
France
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
furious
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
gallery
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From this reading He ran distractedly along the gallery.
galloping
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
gypsy
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
hope
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
horses
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
hurricane
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
lances
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
like
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
lost
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
man
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
neighboring
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
Notre-Dame
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From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
once
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
outcasts
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From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
perhaps
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
Place
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
Quasimodo
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
ran
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From this reading He ran distractedly along the gallery.
reader
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
recall
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
reins
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
saving
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
sides
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From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
situation
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From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
sounds
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
storm
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From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
streets
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
taken
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From this reading Notre-Dame was on the point of being taken by storm by the outcasts.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
thick
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
torches
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From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brave deaf man, assailed on all sides, had lost, if not all courage, at least all hope of saving, not himself (he was not thinking of himself), but the gypsy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will, perhaps, recall the critical situation in which we left Quasimodo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All at once, a great galloping of horses filled the neighboring streets, and, with a long file of torches and a thick column of cavaliers, with free reins and lances in rest, these furious sounds debouched on the Place like a hurricane,— “France!
