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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 The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
afterward
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
become
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
blue
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
brilliancy
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
burning
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
Count
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
crowded
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
December
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
des
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
emanated
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
evening
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
fans
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
gas
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
gigantic
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
globes
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
illuminated
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
jets
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
just
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
laboriously
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
lanterns
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
light
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
lines
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
mild
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
mob
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
months
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
Muffat
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
outlined
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
owing
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
Panoramas
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
PassagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
passing
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
pavement
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
people
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
perfect
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
red
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
reflected
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
shops
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
shower
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
side
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
slowly
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
stream
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
strolling
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
There
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
three
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From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
thronged
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From this reading There was a perfect mob of them, and they thronged slowly and laboriously along between the shops on either side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
transparencies
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
very
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From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
violently
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One December evening three months afterward Count Muffat was strolling in the Passage des Panoramas.
watches
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From this reading A perfect stream of brilliancy emanated from white globes, red lanterns, blue transparencies, lines of gas jets, gigantic watches and fans, outlined in flame and burning in the open.
white
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
windows
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From this reading Under the windows, white with reflected light, the pavement was violently illuminated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The evening was very mild, and owing to a passing shower, the passage had just become crowded with people.
