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THE JOYOUS END OF JOY. The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering. They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées. "Do not be long," Fantine cried. "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do not be long," Fantine cried.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do not be long," Fantine cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.”
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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 They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
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From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
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From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
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From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not be long," Fantine cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOYOUS END OF JOY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
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From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
at the time that
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
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From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls, when left alone, leaned out of the windows, two by two, talking, looking out, and wondering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What will they bring us?" said Zéphine.
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From this reading They watched the young men leave the Bombarda cabaret arm in arm; they turned round, made laughing signs, and disappeared in that dusty Sunday mob which once a week invaded the Champs Élysées.
